Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 12 No. 40 October 5, 2009
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: October 5-11, 2009
This Just In !!! FRI: 10/03: Washington, DC: AIDS Walk Washington. www.Aidswalkwashington.org
thru SUN: 10/18: New York, NY: New York Musical Theatre Festival. A showcase for new musicals. NYMF's previous success stories include "[title of show]", "Altar Boyz", "Yank!" and "The Big Voice: God or Merman". www.nymf.org.
MON: 10/05: New Haven, CT: An Evening with David Sedaris. Humorist and author. Also: TUE: 10/06: Burlington, VT: WED: 10/07: Washington, DC: THU: 10/08: Greensboro, NC: FRI: 10/09: Birmingham, AL: SAT: 10/10: Oxford, MS: SUN: 10/11: Little Rock, AR: http://www.barclayagency.com/sedaris_appearances.html
MON: 10/05: New York, NY: A Place At the Table. Rufus Wainwright headlines the benefit for the Ali Forney Center, the nation's largest and most comprehensive organization dedicated to homeless LGBT youth. www.aliforneycenter.org/
MON: 10/05: Washington, DC: Barney Frank signs copies of his new biography by Stuart Weisberg. 8PM. 6th and I Street Synagogue.
MON: 10/05: New York, NY: Steven Brinberg as Simply Barbra: “Love Is The Answer...But What Was the Question?”. www.BirdlandJazz.com
WED: 10/07: New York, NY: Christian Siriano, star of “Project Runway”, signing copies of Fierce Style. 7PM. Border's. Columbus Circle. Also: THU: 10/08: Huntington, NY: 7PM. Book Revue. SAT: 10/10: Washington, DC: 2PM. Border's. K Street NW.
WED: 10/07: Chicago, IL Kathy Griffin, queen of the D-List, signing copies of "Official Book Club Selections". 7PM, Borders. N. Michigan.
WED-FRI: 10/07-10/09: New York, NY: 20th Annual Cabaret Convention. Stars include: Matt Cavenaugh, Andrea Marcovicci, Elaine Stritch, Ann Hampton, Liz and Shirley Callaway; Christine Ebersole; Karen Akers, Jeff Harnar, and Julie Wilson. www.mabelmercer.org
THU-SUN: 10/08-10/11: Washington, DC: Gay Bowl IX: The National Gay Flag Football Championship Tournament. www.dcmonuments.blogspot.com, .
THU-SUN: 10/08-10/11: Sacramento, CA: Sacramento International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. www.siglff.org
THU: 10/08: South Orange, NJ: Elaine Stritch performs "The Lighter Side of Tennessee Williams". Gay icon performs gay playwright. www.sopacnow.org.
FRI: 10/09: Chattanooga, TN: Peterson Toscano performs his solo theatre piece "Transfigurations: Transgressing Gender in the Bible" about gender-variant Bible characters. www.petersontoscano.com
FRI-SUN: 10/09-10/11: Washington, DC: Equality Across America: The National Equality March to let our elected officials know that now is the time for full equal rights for LGBT people nationwide. www.NationalEqualityMarch.com
SUN: 10/11: Los Angeles, CA: Broadway Voices for Arts in Education. A benefit starring Carol Channing, Sam Harris, and Jason Graae. UCLA Royce Hall. 310-825-2101
Coming Out: SUN: 10/11: Nationwide: National Coming Out Day.
Some Resources:
Human Rights Campaign: http://www.hrc.org/issues/coming_out/13476.htm
Coming Out Stories: http://www.comingoutstories.org/ www.hrc.com/ncop
Newsworthy:
Coming Out: Coming Out Billboard Vandalized. A Memphis LGBT group's National Coming Out Day, featuring a gay soldier, was trashed. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/09/coming-out-billboard-featuring-gay-soldier-destroyed-in-memphis.html
Gays or Golf ? On behalf of Equality Across America, Cleve Jones invites President Obama to the March on Washington. The March and National Coming Out Day conflicts with a Presidential Golf Tournament. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/09/read-cleve-jones-national-equality-march-invitation-to-obama-will-president-choose-gays-or-golf.html
Bill Clinton (to Anderson Cooper): "I was wrong about gay marriage". Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/09/bill-clinton-i-was-wrong-about-gay-marriage.html
Cleveland, Ohio will host the 2014 Gay Games. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/09/watch-live-2014-gay-games-announcement.html
Broadway's "Hair" Goes to Washington. In an unusual sign of activism, the company will cancel a Columbus Day Weekend performance to march for equality in Washington, DC. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/30/theater/30hair.html?_r=2&ref=theater
It's a Hit! The 23rd Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction held on 9/27/09, raised a grand total of $403,929 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA). Since its debut in 1987, which then raised $12,000, the 23 editions of The Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction have raised a grand total of $8,161,752 for BC/EFA.
Photo Shoots and Video
Photos: T.R. Knight stars in the musical "Parade" in Los Angeles. Knight plays Leo Frank, a Jew in Atlants, who is lynched--a true story. Playbill reports: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/133320-PHOTO_CALL_T.R._Knight_Stars_in_Parade_in_Los_Angeles
Features
Coming Out: Coming Out in Middle School. More kids are coming out in high school, but now tweens are coming out too. Benoit Denizet-Lewis, an out journalist, interviews young people coming out and their families, as well as older LGBT people who had very different coming out experiences. The New York Times Magazine reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/magazine/27out-t.html?_r=2q
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***A Boy and His Soul. Colman Domingo's one-man musical about coming of age and coming out. to 10/18/09. http://www.vineyardtheatre.org/show-a-boy-and-his-soul.html
***Finian's Rainbow. An old show with good tunes and Cheyenne Jackson starring as Woody for the swoon quotient.
***Hair, Tony-winning revival of the first major rock musical. www.publictheater.org.
***Justin Bond, best known as Kiki (of Kiki and Herb fame), in concert. 10/11/09, www.joespub.com.
***Vigil. Malcolm Gets stars in Morris Panych's comedy. to 11/22/09.
***Wishful Drinking. Carrie Fisher's solo autobiographical show. to 1/03/10. www.roundabouttheatre.org
Elsewhere...
***Alan Cumming: I Bought a Blue Car Today. Cumming's show based on his new to 10/06/09. Hollywood, CA. www.iboughtabluecartoday.com.
***Dixie's Tupperware Party, bringing Tupperware-mania to a theatre near you. Dixie Longate stars. to 10/18/09, Cleveland, OH; www.DixiesTupperwareParty.com
***F__king Men. Joe DiPietro’s adaptation of Schnitzler's 19th century "La Ronde" which observes the sex lives of modern gay America. to 10/25/09. Hollywood, CA.
www.celebrationtheatre.com
***Grey Gardens, the award-winning musical about eccentric Jackie O cousins Edie Beale and her mother, to 10/10/09. Atlanta, GA. www.actors-express.com.
***Insatiable Hunger. Lea Delaria stars in a new musical about a washed-up rock star who comes face-to-face with her past. to 10/23/09. Wellfleet, MA. www.what.org.
***Into The Woods. Moises ("I Am My Own Wife") Kaufman stages Sondheim's fairy tales. to 10/11/09. Kansas City, MO. www.kcrep.org.
***Judy Gold, out Jewish comic, performs. 10/08/09-10/11/09. San Francisco, CA. www.therrazzroom.com.
***Parade. TR Knight ("Greys Anatomy") stars as Leo Frank in the musical about a 1913 murder in Atlanta. to 11/15/09. Los Angeles, CA.www.centertheatregroup.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Coco Before Chanel, Audrey Tautou stars as the legendary fashion designer, as the film follows her early years, exploring her rumored lesbian affairs. Release date: 9/25/09.
***Fame. A remake of the 1980 musical with Kelsey Grammer, Debbie Allen and Megan Mullally with a cast of unknowns playing the wannabe stars at a New York City performing arts high school.
***Hannah Free. Sharon Gless stars in the film adaptation of Claudia Allen's play about a woman who fights to see her lesbian partner one last time in a nursing home. Premiere screening:www.hannahfree.com
***Hump Day. Two straight dudes contemplate going gay to enter and win Humpfest, Seattle's amateur porn contest.
***Taking Woodstock. Ang Lee's new film about the rock festival based on Elliot Tiber's memoir. Demetri Martin stars as the gay Tiber. Liev Schriber plays a transvestite; Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays a closeted married guy who has an affair with Tiber.
Out On Video & DVD
***Grey Gardens, a new movie about eccentric Jackie O cousins Edie Beale and her mother, starring Drew Barrymore as Little Edie and Jessica Lange as her mother Big Edie.
***Hope Along The Wind: The Life of Harry Hay. the 2002 documentary about the gay rights pioneer.
***Mad Men, Season 2. Look for Bryan Batt as a closeted ad exec in this TV drama about a 1960s ad agency.
***The Patty Duke Show: Season One. Before Neely O'Hara, there were cousins, identical cousins all the way.
***The Wizard of Oz. 70th Anniversary Two-Disc Special Edition showcasing Dorothy and friends.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated every Friday. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
thru October: Nationwide: Judy Shepard signs copies of her new book "The Meaning of Matthew", her story of Matthew Shepard's murder and her becoming a gay rights activist. For tour info: www.matthewshepard.org
thru October: Nationwide: An Evening with David Sedaris. Humorist and author. For tour schedule: http://www.barclayagency.com/sedaris_appearances.html
10/12/09: Nationwide: The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later. A new epilogue to Moises Kaufman's award-winning theatrical docudrama, a study of the murder of Matthew Shepard, will be performed in over 100 theatres in all 50 states and several countries. www.laramieproject.org.
10/15/09-10/18/09: St. Petersburg, FL: InterPride 2009 Conference. Workshops for/by the International Association of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Coordinators. www.interpride.org
10/15/09-10/18/09: San Francisco, CA: Sundance Stompede. San Francisco's annual LGBT country/ western dance weekend. www.stompede.com
10/16/09-10/25/09: Seattle, WA: Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. www.threedollarbillcinema.org
10/17/09: West Hartford, CT: AIDS Walk 2009 to benefit AIDS Project Hartford. www.aphct.org
10/18/09: Los Angeles / West Hollywood, CA: AIDS Walk LA. www.aidswalk.net
10/19/09: New York, NY: Martin Moran performs excerpts from "The Tricky Part", his award-winning one-man show about being gay and surviving abuse. www.writer.org.
10/20/09-10/24/09: St. John's, NL. St John's International Women's Film Festival. www.womensfilmfestival.com
10/24/09: Los Angeles, CA: Rise Up and Shout ! Voices of the next gay generation. A benefit for gay youth. LGBT elders leading the community and youth coming out showcase their voices and visiions. www.riseupandshout.com
10/26/09: San Francisco, CA: Defying Inequality: The San Francisco Concert, a benefit for Marriage Equality USA and Garden State Equality. Featuring the San Francisco cast of "Wicked", Patty Duke, Bruce Vilanch, Judy Gold and others. www.defyinginequality.com.
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: October Milestones
1. Question: Name this American celebrity, whose death from AIDS on October 2, 1985, brought international attention to the epidemic. Hint: One of his best friends stepped up to the arena to become the world’s leading HIV/AIDS fundraiser. Answer: Rock Hudson, the actor. Elizabeth Taylor began raising millions for AIDS research through her own foundation and AmFAR.
2. Question: Name this LGBT event, which began on October 11, 1988. Coincidentally, it’s also the birthday of a former First Lady, suspected of having a romantic relationship with another woman, a journalist. Their letters were made public on October 21, 1979. Answer: National Coming Out Day. The First Lady was Eleanor Roosevelt.
3. Question: Name this international musician and composer who came out bisexual in Rolling Stone on October 7, 1975. He’s since revised his statement and identifies as gay. Answer: Elton John.
4. Question: Name this gay man, the victim of a hate crime on October 6, 1998. (He died several days later). His murder, which inspired some important plays and films, launched a new era in the LGBT Rights Movement. His parents have taken on the cause. Answer: Matthew Shepard.
5. Question: Name this actor and muse (born October 19, 1946) of American cinema’s most famous bad boy. The muse did her own stunt work as the world’s filthiest person and died shortly after winning mainstream approval as the mother of a chubby teen. Answer: Divine, star of John Waters’ “Pink Flamingos” and “Hairspray”.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: National Coming Out Day
1. Question: Name this real-life teen who came out to his all-American family on January 15, 1973, on television’s first “reality series”. Hint: He later became a musician and a magazine columnist.
2. Question: Name the comic strip, whose major character came out on February 10, 1976. He was the first comic hero to do so.
3. Question: Name this singer, the first major entertainment figure to come out in an Advocate cover story on October 16, 1992. Her career never suffered as a result, and she paved the way for other entertainers, from Amanda Bearse to Nathan Lane.
4. Question: Names this high-level American elected official who came out under duress on July 20, 1983. A fellow Congressman from his home state followed four years later. They were amongst the highest-ranked out public officers prior to Wisconsin Rep. Tammy Baldwin and New Jersey Governor James McGreevey.
5. Question: Name this Emmy winner, who came out on television and on the cover of Time on February 14, 1997. Other Emmy winners who have since come out include: Rosie O’Donnell (2002) and Cynthia Nixon (2004).
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Volume 12 No. 39 September 28, 2009
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: September 28-October 4, 2009
MON: 9/28/09: Austin, TX: Judy Shepard signs copies of her new book "The Meaning of Matthew", her story of Matthew Shepard's murder and her becoming a gay rights activist. 7PM. Book People. Also: http://www.matthewshepard.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Press_Media_Judy_BookTour09
MON-SUN: 9/28-10/18: New York, NY: New York Musical Theatre Festival. A showcase for new musicals. NYMF's previous success stories include "[title of show]", "Altar Boyz", "Yank!" and "The Big Voice: God or Merman". www.nymf.org.
TUE-SUN: 9/29-10/04: Palm Springs, CA: IAGLBC Annual Bridge Tournament. sponsored by the International Association of Gay & Lesbian Bridge Clubs. www.GayBridge.org
TUE: 9/29: New York, NY: Jennifer Hudson and Julianne Hough perform a free concert before a 75th anniversary screening of "The Wizard of Oz". 7:30PM. Rumsey Playfield. Central Park.
WED: 9/30: Pasadena, CA: Kathy Griffin, queen of the D-List, signing copies of "Official Book Club Selections". 7PM, Vromans Books.
WED: 9/30: New York, NY: Matthew Broderick, star of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”, speaks. 8PM. 92nd Street Y
WED: 9/30: Pittsfield, MA: An Evening with David Sedaris. Humorist and author. Also: THU: 10/01: Buffalo, NY; FRI: 10/02: Princeton, NJ; SAT: 10/03: Easton, PA; SUN: 10/04: Glenside/Philadelphia, PA http://www.barclayagency.com/sedaris_appearances.html or
WED: 9/30: Washington, DC: Stuart Weisberg signs copies of his new biography: "Barney Frank: The Story of America's Only Left-Handed, Gay, Jewish Congressman" 6:30PM. Lambda Rising Bookstore. www.lambdarising.com. Also: THU: 10/01: Rockville, MD: 7PM. Rockville Library.
THU: 10/01: Highland, NC: Peterson Toscano performs his solo theatre piece "Doin' Time in the Homo No Mo Halfway House'." about surviving time in the ex-gay movement. www.petersontoscano.com
FRI-SUN: 10/02-10/04: Anaheim, CA: Gay Days Anaheim. the unofficial gay days at Disneyland. Entertainment includes: Eden Espinosa, Alec Mapa, Stacey Q, and Bruce Vilanch. www.GayDaysAnaheim.com
SAT: 10/03: Anaheim, CA: Youth Events at Gay Days Anaheim. 11AM-10PM. For 21 and under. http://www.thetrevorproject.org/events.aspx
SAT: 10/03: Bristol, CT: Out on The Lake at Lake Compounce. http://www.oicgifts.com/outinthepark/outatthelake/index.html
SUN: 10/04: Easton, PA: San Francisco, CA: Castro Street Fair. the arts & community groups street fair co-founded by Harvey Milk. www.castrostreetfair.org
Newsworthy:
Project Gaydar, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology experiment, identifies gay students, which raises questions about online privacy. The Boston Globe reports: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/09/20/project_gaydar_an_mit_experiment_raises_new_questions_about_online_privacy/?page=1
Schedule Update: 10/09/09-10/11/09: Washington, DC: Equality Across America: http://equalityacrossamerica.org/blog/?page_id=33
The Buzz (People Making News)
Coming Out: Mika, the Euro pop star, came out bisexual in a Dutch magazine. He doesn't like the idea of "labeling". Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/09/mika-labels-himself-call-me-bisexual.html
Jane Castor, an out lesbian, was named chief of the Tampa Police Department by Mayor Pam Iorio on 9/16/09. Castor will be the first woman in Tampa’s history to hold the title after she is sworn in on 10/01/09. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/09/open-lesbian-jane-castor-named-first-female-police-chief-of-tampa.html
Jarrett Barrios, president of the GLAAD, has responded favorably to the addition of a gay judge and the progress of a same-sex dance couple on the popular television show, “So You Think You Can Dance.” The New York Times reports: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/18/gay-leader-likes-moves-on-so-you-think-you-can-dance/
Awards and Honors:
Emmy Awards Winners: The New York Times recap: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/17/arts/television/21emmylist.html?ref=television
Blogs Of Note
Band of Thebes. Interesting site with commentary on LGBT literature: http://bandofthebes.typepad.com/bandofthebes/
On CD:
***Alan Cumming: I Bought A Blue Car. An eclectic mix of pop, theater, punk and chamber rock on the bi actor's debut album. Yellow Sound Label. Release date: 9/22/09.
***Love Is The Answer, the newest solo recording from Barbra Streisand (her first studio collection since 2005). Columbia Records. Release date: 9/29/09.
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***A Steady Rain. It's raining men (Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman) in the Keith Huff play about two Chicago cops who are lifelong friends. to 12/06/09. www.asteadyrain.com.
***Billy Elliot, Elton John’s Tony-winning musical about a boy who wants to become a ballet dancer. www.billyelliotbroadway.com.
***Hair, Tony-winning revival of the first major rock musical. www.publictheater.org.
*** Love, Loss, and What I Wore. Nora and Delia Ephron's new play. Tyne Daly and Rosie O’Donnell star to 10/18/09. www.LoveLossOnStage.com
***Wishful Drinking. Carrie Fisher's solo autobiographical show. to 1/03/10. www.roundabouttheatre.org
Elsewhere...
***Alan Cumming: I Bought a Blue Car Today. Cumming's show based on his new to 10/06/09. Hollywood, CA. www.iboughtabluecartoday.com.
***Dixie's Tupperware Party, bringing Tupperware-mania to a theatre near you. Dixie Longate stars. 9/30/09-10/18/09, Cleveland, OH. www.DixiesTupperwareParty.com
***F__king Men. Joe DiPietro’s adaptation of Schnitzler's 19th century "La Ronde" which observes the sex lives of modern gay America. to 10/25/09. Hollywood, CA.
www.celebrationtheatre.com
***Grey Gardens, the award-winning musical about eccentric Jackie O cousins Edie Beale and her mother, to 10/10/09. Atlanta, GA. www.actors-express.com.
***Into The Woods. Moises ("I Am My Own Wife") Kaufman stages Sondheim's fairy tales. to 10/04/09. Kansas City, MO. www.kcrep.org.
***Parade. TR Knight ("Greys Anatomy") stars as Leo Frank in tthe musical about a 1913 murder in Atlanta. to 11/15/09. Los Angeles, CA. www.centertheatregroup.org.
***The Picture of Dorian Gray, gay Oscar Wilde's scandalous thriller about a handsome young man (Roderick Hill) who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty. to 10/04/09. Bethesda, MD. www.roundhousetheatre.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Coco Before Chanel, Audrey Tautou stars as the legendary fashion designer, as the film follows her early years, exploring her rumored lesbian affairs.
***Fame. A remake of the 1980 musical with Kelsey Grammer, Debbie Allen and Megan Mullally with a cast of unknowns playing the wannabe stars at a New York City performing arts high school.
***Hannah Free. Sharon Gless stars in the film adaptation of Claudia Allen's play about a woman who fights to see her lesbian partner one last time in a nursing home. Premiere screening:www.hannahfree.com
***Little Ashes, Paul Morrison's drama about the young lives and loves of Salvador Dali, Luis Bunuel and Frederico Garcia Lorca. www.littleashes-themovie.com.
***Passing Strange. Spike Lee's documentary about Stew's Broadway rock musical.
***Taking Woodstock. Ang Lee's new film about the rock festival based on Elliot Tiber's memoir. Demetri Martin stars as the gay Tiber. Liev Schriber plays a transvestite; Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays a closeted married guy who has an affair with Tiber.
Out On Video & DVD
***A Jihad for Love, the daring documentary filmed in 12 countries in which Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma explores the intersections of Islam and homosexuality.
***Hope Along The Wind: The Life of Harry Hay. the 2002 documentary about the gay rights pioneer.
***Mad Men, Season 2. Look for Bryan Batt as a closeted ad exec in this TV drama about a 1960s ad agency.
***The Patty Duke Show: Season One. Before Neely O'Hara, there were cousins, identical cousins all the way.
***The Wizard of Oz. 70th Anniversary Two-Disc Special Edition showcasing Dorothy and friends.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated every Friday. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***September/October: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***September: Were The World Mine, one of the most buzz-worthy films in recent years. The tale of a contmporary all-boys high school taking on Shakespeare's “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” On Logo On Demand throughout the month of September.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
10/05/09: New York, NY: A Place At the Table. Rufus Wainwright headlines the benefit for the Ali Forney Center, the nation's largest and most comprehensive organization dedicated to homeless LGBT youth. www.aliforneycenter.org/
10/05/09: Washington, DC: Barney Frank signs copies of his new biography by Stuart Weisberg. 8PM. 6th and I Street Synagogue.
10/08/09-10/11/09: Washington, DC: Gay Bowl IX: The National Gay Flag Football Championship Tournament. www.dcmonuments.blogspot.com, .
10/08/09-10/11/09: Sacramento, CA: Sacramento International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. www.siglff.org
10/09/09-10/11/09: Washington, DC: Equality Across America: The National Equality March to let our elected officials know that now is the time for full equal rights for LGBT people nationwide. www.NationalEqualityMarch.com
10/11/09: Nationwide: National Coming Out Day. www.hrc.com/ncop
10/12/09: Nationwide: The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later. A new epilogue to Moises Kaufman's award-winning theatrical docudrama, a study of the murder of Matthew Shepard, will be performed in over 100 theatres in all 50 states and several countries. www.laramieproject.org.
10/15/09-10/18/09: St. Petersburg, FL: InterPride 2009 Conference. Workshops for/by the International Association of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Coordinators. www.interpride.org
10/15/09-10/18/09: San Francisco, CA: Sundance Stompede. San Francisco's annual LGBT country/ western dance weekend. www.stompede.com
10/16/09-10/25/09: Seattle, WA: Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. www.threedollarbillcinema.org
10/18/09: Los Angeles / West Hollywood, CA: AIDS Walk LA. www.aidswalk.net
10/24/09: Los Angeles, CA: Rise Up and Shout ! Voices of the next gay generation. A benefit for gay youth. LGBT elders leading the community and youth coming out showcase their voices and visiions. www.riseupandshout.com
10/26/09: San Francisco, CA: Defying Inequality: The San Francisco Concert, a benefit for Marriage Equality USA and Garden State Equality. Featuring the cast of "Wicked", Patty Duke, Bruce Vilanch, Judy Gold and others. www.defyinginequality.com.
10/26/09: Seattle, WA: A Life in the Theater: An Onstage Conversation with Stephen Sondheim and Frank Rich. www.benaroyahall.org
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Touchdown
1. Question: Name this NFL running back, who is 1975, became one of the first professional athletes to come out. He was an All-American running back at The University of Washington, where he was signed by the San Francisco 49ers. He played pro-football from 1964 to 1972. Answer: David Kopay. Today, he is a board member of the Gay and Lesbian Athletics Foundation. His 1977 biography, The David Kopay Story, was written with Perry Deane Young.
2. Question: Name this NFL offensive lineman with the New York Giants and later with the Washington Redskins during Super Bowl XVIII in 1984. In 1992, he came out on the Phil Donahue Show. Answer: Roy Simmons, whose autobiography, "Out of Bounds" (written with Damon DiMarco) detailed his drug addiction, prostitution, and promiscuity. Around 1997, he learned he was HIV+.
3. Question: Name this NFL defensive lineman, born of Samoan ancestry, and nicknamed "Mr. Aloha". He reached the Super Bowl in 1998 while playing with the Atlanta Falcons. He also played for the Carolina Panthers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers during his career. He came out on HBO's "Real Sports" in 2002. Answer: Esera Tavai Tuaolo, who has since worked with the NFL to attempt to combat homophobia in the league and is a board member of the Gay and Lesbian Athletics Foundation. Tuaolo's autobiography, "Alone In The Trenches: My Life As A Gay Man In The NFL", was released in 2006.
4. Question: Name this gay or bi football player who was a tight end for the NFL's Washington Redskins from 1965–1977. Sports Illustrated called him "an outstanding receiver among tight ends, with the ability to break open for a long gain." He was the first former professional football player to die of AIDS. Answer: Jerry Smith. Although he acknowledged that he had AIDS, he never publicly acknowledged his gay activities. Smith's sexuality was confirmed after his death by a former teammate, pro NFL football player David Kopay.
9/28: This Week’s Trivia Quiz: October Milestones
1. Question: Name this American celebrity, whose death from AIDS on October 2, 1985, brought international attention to the epidemic. Hint: One of his best friends stepped up to the arena to become the world’s leading HIV/AIDS fundraiser.
2. Question: Name this LGBT event, which began on October 11, 1988. Coincidentally, it’s also the birthday of a former First Lady, suspected of having a romantic relationship with another woman, a journalist. Their letters were made public on October 21, 1979.
3. Question: Name this international musician and composer who came out bisexual in Rolling Stone on October 7, 1975. He’s since revised his statement and identifies as gay.
4. Question: Name this gay man, the victim of a hate crime on October 6, 1998. (He died several days later). His murder, which inspired some important plays and films, launched a new era in the LGBT Rights Movement. His parents have taken on the cause.
5. Question: Name this actor and muse (born October 19, 1946) of American cinema’s most famous bad boy. The muse did her own stunt work as the world’s filthiest person and died shortly after winning mainstream approval as the mother of a chubby teen.
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Volume 12 No. 38 September 21, 2009
Newsletter Editor: OnQYB@aol.com
The Fine Print
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: September 21-27, 2009
MON: 9/21: St. Louis, MO: Judy Shepard signs copies of her new book "The Meaning of Matthew", her story of Matthew Shepard's murder and her becoming a gay rights activist. 7PM. Left Bank Books. Also: WED: 9/23: Denver, CO: . Time TBD. Tattered Cover Books. THU: 9/24: Boulder, CO: Time TBD. Boulder Book Store. SAT: 9/26: Salt Lake City, UT: 7PM. Sam Weller's Bookstore. http://www.matthewshepard.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Press_Media_Judy_BookTour09
MON: 9/21: New York, NY: Friends in Deed Gala taps Tommy Tune's "Steps in Time" with the Manhattan Rhythm Kings. www.FriendsInDeed.org
THU-SUN: 9/24-9/27: Provincetown, MA: Tennessee Williams Theater Festival. The gay playwright is honored by the gay resort and arts community. www.twptown.org
THU: 9/24: Providence, RI: Life is a Cabaret. LGBT Night at Trinity Rep for a performance of "Cabaret". www.trinityrep.com.
FRI-SUN: 9/25-9/27: Washington, DC: 5th Annual National LGBTQA College Student Career Conference. Educating, preparing, and empowering LGBTQA college students for the transition from academia to the workplace, www.outforwork.com.
SAT: 9/26: Los Angeles, CA: Point Honors. Cherry Jones receives The Point Courage Award from The Point Foundation, the nation's largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBT students of merit. www.pointfoundation.org.
SAT: 9/26: New Orleans, LA: Night of Divas. A benefit for the Forum for Equality, celebrating 20 years of service to the Louisiana LGBT community honoring Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. www.forumforequality.com
SUN: 9/27: New York, NY: 23rd Annual Broadway Flea Market to benefit Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS. 10AM-7PM. Shubert Alley. www.broadwaycares.org.
SUN: 9/27: West Hartford, CT: Life's A Drag....Let's Do Brunch. A Benefit for St. Philip House, which provides access to safe and affordable housing and other support services to people living with HIV/AIDS. Produced by The Imperial Sovereign Court of all Connecticut. www.ISCofAllCT.com
Newsworthy:
Alan Turing: Exonerated: The British government apologized to gay codebreaker Alan Turing, after thousands signed a petition calling for a formal British apology to the mathematician. During World War II, Turing, the father of modern computing, broke the Nazi enigma codes. Two years after being convicted of "gross indecency" and sentenced to undergo hormone therapy, he killed himself with a cyanide-laced apple. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/09/british-government-apologizes-to-gay-mathematician-alan-turing.html
Straight Spouses advocate same-sex marriage. "We are the unacknowledged victims of the victims of homophobia," said Amity Pierce Buxton, the founder of the Straight Spouse Network. The Associated Press reports: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hoeQsa6LeRFLvMbJzyRj3Axm7DJgD9AN1FHO4
Hearsay: There's a gay wedding in "Sex and The City 2" involving Mario Cantone and Liza Minnelli. Broadway.com reports: http://www.broadway.com/buzz/will-mario-cantone-and-liza-minnelli-enjoy-big-gay-wedding-sex-and-city-2/
The Buzz (People Making News)
Ellen DeGeneres has replaced PaulaAbdul as a judge on American Idol. People Magazine reports: http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20303396,00.html
Jodie Foster: Single Again. Jodie dumped Cydney for Cindy who dumped Jodie for Amanda, her ex. The Daily Mail reports. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1212828/Jodie-Foster-devastated-dumped-lesbian-lover.html
Awards and Honors:
Creative Emmy Awards: For the complete list of nominees and winners: http://cdn.emmys.tv/awards/2009ptemmys/61stemmys_nomswin.php
In Memoriam:
Army Archerd, the longtime Variety showbiz gossip columnist died on 9/08/09, at age 87. In 1985, he reported on Rock Hudson's fight with AIDS. Archerd was both praised and criticized for the column, which essentially outed Hudson (who died 10 weeks later) and exposed the two-faced attitude toward homosexuality that was prevalent in Hollywood and elsewhere at the time. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/10/arts/10archerd.html?_r=2&ref=arts
Features
Two Profiles: Neil Patrick Harris prepares to host the Emmys (on Sunday). The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/12/arts/television/12harris.html?_r=1&ref=arts
How he became Hollywood's first (openly) gay breakthrough star. New York Magazine reports (their cover story):
http://nymag.com/arts/tv/profiles/59002/
The Resource Center:
Human Rights Campaign 2010 Corporate Equality Index. Which companies do best towards LGBT employees and consumers: http://www.hrc.org/issues/workplace/cei.htm
In Print: Fall Previews:
***Band of Thebes. Great Information on upcoming LGBT books. http://bandofthebes.typepad.com/bandofthebes/2009/09/big-fall.html
***New Book Releases. The Washington Blade Reports: http://www.washblade.com/2009/9-11/arts/books/15153.cfm
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***A Steady Rain. It's raining men (Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman) in the two-character Keith Huff play about two Chicago cops who are lifelong friends. to 12/06/09. www.asteadyrain.com.
***Billy Elliot, Elton John’s Tony-winning musical about a boy who wants to become a ballet dancer. www.billyelliotbroadway.com.
***Hair, Tony-winning revival of the first major rock musical. www.publictheater.org.
*** Love, Loss, and What I Wore. Nora and Delia Ephron's new play. Tyne Daly and Rosie O’Donnell star 9/21/09-10/18/09. www.LoveLossOnStage.com
***Vigil. Malcolm Gets stars in Morris Panych's comedy. to 11/22/09.
***Wishful Drinking. Carrie Fisher's solo autobiographical show. to 1/03/10. www.roundabouttheatre.org
Elsewhere...
***Alan Cumming: I Bought a Blue Car Today. Cumming's show based on his new CD. 9/26/09, Costa Mesa, CA. www.iboughtabluecartoday.com.
***F__king Men. Joe DiPietro’s adaptation of Schnitzler's 19th century "La Ronde" which observes the sex lives of modern gay America. to 10/25/09. Hollywood, CA.
www.celebrationtheatre.com
***Margaret Cho in concert.. 9/21/09, Annapolis, MD. www.margaretcho.com.
***Parade. TR Knight ("Greys Anatomy") stars as Leo Frank in the revival of the musical about a 1913 murder in Atlanta. 9/24/09-11/15/09. Los Angeles, CA.www.centertheatregroup.org.
***The Picture of Dorian Gray, gay Oscar Wilde's scandalous thriller about a handsome young man (Roderick Hill) who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty. to 10/04/09. Bethesda, MD. www.roundhousetheatre.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Coco Before Chanel, Audrey Tautou stars as the legendary fashion designer, as the film follows her early years, exploring her rumored lesbian affairs.
***Fame. A remake of the 1980 musical with Kelsey Grammer, Debbie Allen and Megan Mullally with a cast of unknowns playing the wannabe stars at a New York City performing arts high school.
***Hannah Free. Sharon Gless stars in the film adaptation of Claudia Allen's play about a woman who fights to see her lesbian partner one last time in a nursing home. Premiere screening: 9/25/09-10/01/09 at the Gene Siskel Studio in Chicago. www.hannahfree.com
***Hump Day. Two straight dudes contemplate going gay to enter and win Humpfest, Seattle's amateur porn contest.
***Passing Strange. Spike Lee's documentary about Stew's Broadway rock musical.
***Taking Woodstock. Ang Lee's new film about the rock festival based on Elliot Tiber's memoir. Demetri Martin stars as the gay Tiber. Liev Schriber plays a transvestite; Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays a closeted married guy who has an affair with Tiber.
Out On Video & DVD
***A Jihad for Love, the daring documentary filmed in 12 countries in which Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma explores the intersections of Islam and homosexuality.
***Grey Gardens, a new movie about eccentric Jackie O cousins Edie Beale and her mother, starring Drew Barrymore as Little Edie and Jessica Lange as her mother Big Edie.
***Hair: Let the Sunshine In. Pola Rapaport's documentary that traces the roots and legacy of the landmark musical.
***Hope Along The Wind: The Life of Harry Hay. the 2002 documentary about the gay rights pioneer.
***Kiki & Herb Live at The Knitting Factory. The Tony-nominated gender-bending downtown club act.
***Mad Men, Season 2. Look for Bryan Batt as a closeted ad exec in this TV drama about a 1960s ad agency.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated every Friday. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
Fall Preview. Gay TV. The Washington Blade reports: http://www.washblade.com/2009/9-11/arts/television/15156.cfm
***September: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***September: Were The World Mine, one of the most buzz-worthy films in recent years. The tale of a contmporary all-boys high school taking on Shakespeare's “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” On Logo On Demand throughout the month of September.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
Touring Through October: Judy Shepard signs copies of her new book "The Meaning of Matthew", her story of Matthew Shepard's murder and her becoming a gay rights activist. http://www.matthewshepard.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Press_Media_Judy_BookTour09
Touring through November: An Evening with David Sedaris. Humorist and author. Dates on website. http://www.barclayagency.com/sedaris_appearances.html
9/29/09-10/04/09: Palm Springs, CA: IAGLBC Annual Bridge Tournament. sponsored by the International Association of Gay & Lesbian Bridge Clubs. www.GayBridge.org
9/30/09: Washington, DC: Stuart Weisberg signs copies of his new biography: "Barney Frank: The Story of America's Only Left-Handed, Gay, Jewish Congressman" 6:30PM. Lambda Rising Bookstore. www.lambdarising.com. Also: 10/01/09: Rockville, MD: 7PM. Rockville Library.
10/02/09-10/04/09: Anaheim, CA: Gay Days Anaheim. the unofficial gay days at Disneyland. www.GayDaysAnaheim.com.
10/03/09: Bristol, CT: Out on The Lake at Lake Compounce. http://www.oicgifts.com/outinthepark/outatthelake/index.html
10/04/09: San Francisco, CA: Castro Street Fair. the arts & community groups street fair co-founded by Harvey Milk. www.castrostreetfair.org
10/05/09: New York, NY: A Place At the Table. Rufus Wainwright headlines the benefit for the Ali Forney Center, the nation's largest and most comprehensive organization dedicated to homeless LGBT youth. www.aliforneycenter.org/
10/05/09: Washington, DC: Barney Frank signs copies of his new biography by Stuart Weisberg. 8PM. 6th and I Street Synagogue.
10/08/09-10/11/09: Washington, DC: Gay Bowl IX: The National Gay Flag Football Championship Tournament. www.dcmonuments.blogspot.com, .
10/08/09-10/11/09: Sacramento, CA: Sacramento International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. www.siglff.org
10/10/09-10/11/09: Washington, DC: Equality Across America: The National Equality March. www.NationalEqualityMarch.com
10/11/09: Los Angeles, CA: Broadway Voices for Arts in Education. A benefit starring Carol Channing, Sam Harris, and Jason Graae. UCLA Royce Hall. 310-825-2101
10/11/09: Nationwide: National Coming Out Day. www.hrc.com/ncop
10/12/09: Nationwide: The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later. A new epilogue to Moises Kaufman's award-winning theatrical docudrama, a study of the murder of Matthew Shepard, will be performed in over 100 theatres in all 50 states and several countries. www.laramieproject.org.
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: The Emmy Awards
1. Question: Name this 2003 Emmy winner, a PFLAG Mom who moved from song to variety series to movies and to spectacle. Hint: She has an Oscar too. Answer: Cher.
2. Question: Name this award-winning stand-up comic, sitcom-star and new talk show host, who came out on in a Time Magazine cover story in 1997, just weeks before her TV character did the same. Answer: Ellen DeGeneres.
3. Question: Name this award-winning TV talk show host who came out to Diane Sawyer in 2002 on a program about gay parenting. She once joked with the answer to question #2 about being “lebanese”. Answer: Rosie O’Donnell.
4. Question: Name this sometimes gay-themed three-night TV mini-series, which premiered on PBS in 1994, bringing the network its highest ratings in TV history. Subsequent sequels went to cable, because PBS funders got nervous about its subject matter. Answer: Tales of the City, based on Armistead Maupin’s serial about a household in San Francisco with gay, straight, and TG characters. .
5. Question: Name this made-for-TV movie, the first network effort about AIDS, in which a young gay lawyer is diagnosed HIV+ and comes home. It premiered during November sweeps in 1985. Answer: An Early Frost with Aidan Quinn.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Touchdown
1. Question: Name this NFL running back, who is 1975, became one of the first professional athletes to come out. He was an All-American running back at The University of Washington, where he was signed by the San Francisco 49ers. He played pro-football from 1964 to 1972.
2. Question: Name this NFL offensive lineman with the New York Giants and later with the Washington Redskins during Super Bowl XVIII in 1984. In 1992, he came out on the Phil Donahue Show.
3. Question: Name this NFL defensive lineman, born of Samoan ancestry, and nicknamed "Mr. Aloha". He reached the Super Bowl in 1998 while playing with the Atlanta Falcons. He also played for the Carolina Panthers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers during his career. He came out on HBO's "Real Sports" in 2002.
4. Question: Name this gay or bi football player who was a tight end for the NFL's Washington Redskins from 1965–1977. Sports Illustrated called him "an outstanding receiver among tight ends, with the ability to break open for a long gain." He was the first former professional football player to die of AIDS.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: OnQYB@aol.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Volume 12 No. 38 September 21, 2009
Newsletter Editor: OnQYB@aol.com
The Fine Print
See previous editions
Subscription Information: This newsletter is available via free email subscription only. Our mailing list is confidential.
To subscribe: Email OnQYB@aol.com and write “Subscribe COS News” in subject line.
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: September 21-27, 2009
MON: 9/21: St. Louis, MO: Judy Shepard signs copies of her new book "The Meaning of Matthew", her story of Matthew Shepard's murder and her becoming a gay rights activist. 7PM. Left Bank Books. Also: WED: 9/23: Denver, CO: . Time TBD. Tattered Cover Books. THU: 9/24: Boulder, CO: Time TBD. Boulder Book Store. SAT: 9/26: Salt Lake City, UT: 7PM. Sam Weller's Bookstore. http://www.matthewshepard.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Press_Media_Judy_BookTour09
MON: 9/21: New York, NY: Friends in Deed Gala taps Tommy Tune's "Steps in Time" with the Manhattan Rhythm Kings. www.FriendsInDeed.org
THU-SUN: 9/24-9/27: Provincetown, MA: Tennessee Williams Theater Festival. The gay playwright is honored by the gay resort and arts community. www.twptown.org
THU: 9/24: Providence, RI: Life is a Cabaret. LGBT Night at Trinity Rep for a performance of "Cabaret". www.trinityrep.com.
FRI-SUN: 9/25-9/27: Washington, DC: 5th Annual National LGBTQA College Student Career Conference. Educating, preparing, and empowering LGBTQA college students for the transition from academia to the workplace, www.outforwork.com.
SAT: 9/26: Los Angeles, CA: Point Honors. Cherry Jones receives The Point Courage Award from The Point Foundation, the nation's largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBT students of merit. www.pointfoundation.org.
SAT: 9/26: New Orleans, LA: Night of Divas. A benefit for the Forum for Equality, celebrating 20 years of service to the Louisiana LGBT community honoring Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. www.forumforequality.com
SUN: 9/27: New York, NY: 23rd Annual Broadway Flea Market to benefit Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS. 10AM-7PM. Shubert Alley. www.broadwaycares.org.
SUN: 9/27: West Hartford, CT: Life's A Drag....Let's Do Brunch. A Benefit for St. Philip House, which provides access to safe and affordable housing and other support services to people living with HIV/AIDS. Produced by The Imperial Sovereign Court of all Connecticut. www.ISCofAllCT.com
Newsworthy:
Alan Turing: Exonerated: The British government apologized to gay codebreaker Alan Turing, after thousands signed a petition calling for a formal British apology to the mathematician. During World War II, Turing, the father of modern computing, broke the Nazi enigma codes. Two years after being convicted of "gross indecency" and sentenced to undergo hormone therapy, he killed himself with a cyanide-laced apple. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/09/british-government-apologizes-to-gay-mathematician-alan-turing.html
Straight Spouses advocate same-sex marriage. "We are the unacknowledged victims of the victims of homophobia," said Amity Pierce Buxton, the founder of the Straight Spouse Network. The Associated Press reports: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hoeQsa6LeRFLvMbJzyRj3Axm7DJgD9AN1FHO4
Hearsay: There's a gay wedding in "Sex and The City 2" involving Mario Cantone and Liza Minnelli. Broadway.com reports: http://www.broadway.com/buzz/will-mario-cantone-and-liza-minnelli-enjoy-big-gay-wedding-sex-and-city-2/
The Buzz (People Making News)
Ellen DeGeneres has replaced PaulaAbdul as a judge on American Idol. People Magazine reports: http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20303396,00.html
Jodie Foster: Single Again. Jodie dumped Cydney for Cindy who dumped Jodie for Amanda, her ex. The Daily Mail reports. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1212828/Jodie-Foster-devastated-dumped-lesbian-lover.html
Awards and Honors:
Creative Emmy Awards: For the complete list of nominees and winners: http://cdn.emmys.tv/awards/2009ptemmys/61stemmys_nomswin.php
In Memoriam:
Army Archerd, the longtime Variety showbiz gossip columnist died on 9/08/09, at age 87. In 1985, he reported on Rock Hudson's fight with AIDS. Archerd was both praised and criticized for the column, which essentially outed Hudson (who died 10 weeks later) and exposed the two-faced attitude toward homosexuality that was prevalent in Hollywood and elsewhere at the time. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/10/arts/10archerd.html?_r=2&ref=arts
Features
Two Profiles: Neil Patrick Harris prepares to host the Emmys (on Sunday). The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/12/arts/television/12harris.html?_r=1&ref=arts
How he became Hollywood's first (openly) gay breakthrough star. New York Magazine reports (their cover story):
http://nymag.com/arts/tv/profiles/59002/
The Resource Center:
Human Rights Campaign 2010 Corporate Equality Index. Which companies do best towards LGBT employees and consumers: http://www.hrc.org/issues/workplace/cei.htm
In Print: Fall Previews:
***Band of Thebes. Great Information on upcoming LGBT books. http://bandofthebes.typepad.com/bandofthebes/2009/09/big-fall.html
***New Book Releases. The Washington Blade Reports: http://www.washblade.com/2009/9-11/arts/books/15153.cfm
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***A Steady Rain. It's raining men (Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman) in the two-character Keith Huff play about two Chicago cops who are lifelong friends. to 12/06/09. www.asteadyrain.com.
***Billy Elliot, Elton John’s Tony-winning musical about a boy who wants to become a ballet dancer. www.billyelliotbroadway.com.
***Hair, Tony-winning revival of the first major rock musical. www.publictheater.org.
*** Love, Loss, and What I Wore. Nora and Delia Ephron's new play. Tyne Daly and Rosie O’Donnell star 9/21/09-10/18/09. www.LoveLossOnStage.com
***Vigil. Malcolm Gets stars in Morris Panych's comedy. to 11/22/09.
***Wishful Drinking. Carrie Fisher's solo autobiographical show. to 1/03/10. www.roundabouttheatre.org
Elsewhere...
***Alan Cumming: I Bought a Blue Car Today. Cumming's show based on his new CD. 9/26/09, Costa Mesa, CA. www.iboughtabluecartoday.com.
***F__king Men. Joe DiPietro’s adaptation of Schnitzler's 19th century "La Ronde" which observes the sex lives of modern gay America. to 10/25/09. Hollywood, CA.
www.celebrationtheatre.com
***Margaret Cho in concert.. 9/21/09, Annapolis, MD. www.margaretcho.com.
***Parade. TR Knight ("Greys Anatomy") stars as Leo Frank in the revival of the musical about a 1913 murder in Atlanta. 9/24/09-11/15/09. Los Angeles, CA.www.centertheatregroup.org.
***The Picture of Dorian Gray, gay Oscar Wilde's scandalous thriller about a handsome young man (Roderick Hill) who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty. to 10/04/09. Bethesda, MD. www.roundhousetheatre.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***Coco Before Chanel, Audrey Tautou stars as the legendary fashion designer, as the film follows her early years, exploring her rumored lesbian affairs.
***Fame. A remake of the 1980 musical with Kelsey Grammer, Debbie Allen and Megan Mullally with a cast of unknowns playing the wannabe stars at a New York City performing arts high school.
***Hannah Free. Sharon Gless stars in the film adaptation of Claudia Allen's play about a woman who fights to see her lesbian partner one last time in a nursing home. Premiere screening: 9/25/09-10/01/09 at the Gene Siskel Studio in Chicago. www.hannahfree.com
***Hump Day. Two straight dudes contemplate going gay to enter and win Humpfest, Seattle's amateur porn contest.
***Passing Strange. Spike Lee's documentary about Stew's Broadway rock musical.
***Taking Woodstock. Ang Lee's new film about the rock festival based on Elliot Tiber's memoir. Demetri Martin stars as the gay Tiber. Liev Schriber plays a transvestite; Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays a closeted married guy who has an affair with Tiber.
Out On Video & DVD
***A Jihad for Love, the daring documentary filmed in 12 countries in which Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma explores the intersections of Islam and homosexuality.
***Grey Gardens, a new movie about eccentric Jackie O cousins Edie Beale and her mother, starring Drew Barrymore as Little Edie and Jessica Lange as her mother Big Edie.
***Hair: Let the Sunshine In. Pola Rapaport's documentary that traces the roots and legacy of the landmark musical.
***Hope Along The Wind: The Life of Harry Hay. the 2002 documentary about the gay rights pioneer.
***Kiki & Herb Live at The Knitting Factory. The Tony-nominated gender-bending downtown club act.
***Mad Men, Season 2. Look for Bryan Batt as a closeted ad exec in this TV drama about a 1960s ad agency.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated every Friday. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
Fall Preview. Gay TV. The Washington Blade reports: http://www.washblade.com/2009/9-11/arts/television/15156.cfm
***September: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***September: Were The World Mine, one of the most buzz-worthy films in recent years. The tale of a contmporary all-boys high school taking on Shakespeare's “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” On Logo On Demand throughout the month of September.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
Touring Through October: Judy Shepard signs copies of her new book "The Meaning of Matthew", her story of Matthew Shepard's murder and her becoming a gay rights activist. http://www.matthewshepard.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Press_Media_Judy_BookTour09
Touring through November: An Evening with David Sedaris. Humorist and author. Dates on website. http://www.barclayagency.com/sedaris_appearances.html
9/29/09-10/04/09: Palm Springs, CA: IAGLBC Annual Bridge Tournament. sponsored by the International Association of Gay & Lesbian Bridge Clubs. www.GayBridge.org
9/30/09: Washington, DC: Stuart Weisberg signs copies of his new biography: "Barney Frank: The Story of America's Only Left-Handed, Gay, Jewish Congressman" 6:30PM. Lambda Rising Bookstore. www.lambdarising.com. Also: 10/01/09: Rockville, MD: 7PM. Rockville Library.
10/02/09-10/04/09: Anaheim, CA: Gay Days Anaheim. the unofficial gay days at Disneyland. www.GayDaysAnaheim.com.
10/03/09: Bristol, CT: Out on The Lake at Lake Compounce. http://www.oicgifts.com/outinthepark/outatthelake/index.html
10/04/09: San Francisco, CA: Castro Street Fair. the arts & community groups street fair co-founded by Harvey Milk. www.castrostreetfair.org
10/05/09: New York, NY: A Place At the Table. Rufus Wainwright headlines the benefit for the Ali Forney Center, the nation's largest and most comprehensive organization dedicated to homeless LGBT youth. www.aliforneycenter.org/
10/05/09: Washington, DC: Barney Frank signs copies of his new biography by Stuart Weisberg. 8PM. 6th and I Street Synagogue.
10/08/09-10/11/09: Washington, DC: Gay Bowl IX: The National Gay Flag Football Championship Tournament. www.dcmonuments.blogspot.com, .
10/08/09-10/11/09: Sacramento, CA: Sacramento International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. www.siglff.org
10/10/09-10/11/09: Washington, DC: Equality Across America: The National Equality March. www.NationalEqualityMarch.com
10/11/09: Los Angeles, CA: Broadway Voices for Arts in Education. A benefit starring Carol Channing, Sam Harris, and Jason Graae. UCLA Royce Hall. 310-825-2101
10/11/09: Nationwide: National Coming Out Day. www.hrc.com/ncop
10/12/09: Nationwide: The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later. A new epilogue to Moises Kaufman's award-winning theatrical docudrama, a study of the murder of Matthew Shepard, will be performed in over 100 theatres in all 50 states and several countries. www.laramieproject.org.
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: The Emmy Awards
1. Question: Name this 2003 Emmy winner, a PFLAG Mom who moved from song to variety series to movies and to spectacle. Hint: She has an Oscar too. Answer: Cher.
2. Question: Name this award-winning stand-up comic, sitcom-star and new talk show host, who came out on in a Time Magazine cover story in 1997, just weeks before her TV character did the same. Answer: Ellen DeGeneres.
3. Question: Name this award-winning TV talk show host who came out to Diane Sawyer in 2002 on a program about gay parenting. She once joked with the answer to question #2 about being “lebanese”. Answer: Rosie O’Donnell.
4. Question: Name this sometimes gay-themed three-night TV mini-series, which premiered on PBS in 1994, bringing the network its highest ratings in TV history. Subsequent sequels went to cable, because PBS funders got nervous about its subject matter. Answer: Tales of the City, based on Armistead Maupin’s serial about a household in San Francisco with gay, straight, and TG characters. .
5. Question: Name this made-for-TV movie, the first network effort about AIDS, in which a young gay lawyer is diagnosed HIV+ and comes home. It premiered during November sweeps in 1985. Answer: An Early Frost with Aidan Quinn.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: Touchdown
1. Question: Name this NFL running back, who is 1975, became one of the first professional athletes to come out. He was an All-American running back at The University of Washington, where he was signed by the San Francisco 49ers. He played pro-football from 1964 to 1972.
2. Question: Name this NFL offensive lineman with the New York Giants and later with the Washington Redskins during Super Bowl XVIII in 1984. In 1992, he came out on the Phil Donahue Show.
3. Question: Name this NFL defensive lineman, born of Samoan ancestry, and nicknamed "Mr. Aloha". He reached the Super Bowl in 1998 while playing with the Atlanta Falcons. He also played for the Carolina Panthers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers during his career. He came out on HBO's "Real Sports" in 2002.
4. Question: Name this gay or bi football player who was a tight end for the NFL's Washington Redskins from 1965–1977. Sports Illustrated called him "an outstanding receiver among tight ends, with the ability to break open for a long gain." He was the first former professional football player to die of AIDS.
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Coming Out Support Newsweekly: 9/14/09
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Volume 12 No. 37 September 14, 2009
Newsletter Editor: OnQYB@aol.com
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: September 14-20, 2009
MON: 9/14: New York, NY: Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words. Kristin Johnston, Jackie Hoffman and Michael Urie launch season #2 of actors reading from celebrity autobiographies like those of Miley Cyrus, Ivana Trump, Zsa Zsa Gabor and others. www.smarttix.com.
MON: 9/14: New York, NY: "Love! Valour! Compassion", Terrence McNally's Tony-winning play about a group of gay guys who vacation together in a benefit performance featuring an all Asian-American cast. A benefit for the National Asian American Theatre Company. www.naatco.org.
MON: 9/14: New York, NY: Celebrating Bea Arthur, a memorial tribute. Hosted by Angela Lansbury with appearances by: Adrienne Barbeau, Zoe Caldwell, Billy Goldenberg, Norman Lear, Clinton Leupp, Rue McClanhan, Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller, Rosie O'Donnell, Chita Rivera, and Daryl Roth 1PM. Majestic Theatre. Free.
MON: 9/14: Miami, FL: Judy Shepard signs copies of her new book "The Meaning of Matthew", her story of Matthew Shepard's murder and her becoming a gay rights activist. 7PM. Books & Books. Also: TUE: 9/15: Atlanta, GA: Time TBD. Outwrite Books. SAT: 9/19: Washington, DC: 2PM. Borders. K St. http://www.matthewshepard.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Press_Media_Judy_BookTour09
TUE: 9/15: New York, NY: Sondra Lee signs copies of her memoir "I've Slept With Everybody". 7:30PM. Barnes & Noble. Lincoln Triangle.
WED-SUN: 9/16-9/20: Fresno, CA: Fresno Reel Pride. the annual lesbian & gay film festival in central California. www.reelpride.com
SAT: 9/19: Springfield/Agawam, MA: Out in the Park at Six Flags New England. http://www.oicgifts.com/outinthepark/outinthepark/index.html
SUN: 9/20: West Springfield, MA: Out at The Fair at the Eastern States Exposition. http://www.oicgifts.com/outinthepark/outatthefair/index.html
The Buzz (People Making News)
Truth Stirs No Malice. A transgender Methodist minister comes out to his congregation, and receives a positive response from his congregation. The Portland Tribune reports: http://portlandtribune.com/news/print_story.php?story_id=125192444103642100
http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/print_story.php?story_id=125192432557447200
Don't Touch That Dial: Former Congressman Mark Foley has a new talk radio show. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/09/former-florida-rep-mark-foley-has-a-new-radio-show.html
Weddings, Civil Unions and Engagements:
Jim Verraros, American Idol finalist from Season #1, is marrying his partner, Bill Brennan. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/09/american-idol-season-1-finalist-jim-verraros-marrying-his-partner.html
In Memoriam:
Albert L. Gordon, a straight attorney with gay sons, who worked pro-bono to defend LGBT rights in the early days of the gay rights movement, died on 8/10/09, at age 94.The Los Angeles Times reports: http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-albert-gordon6-2009sep06,0,506052.story
Photo Shoots and Video
Video: Rachel Maddow says gay marriage is saving Massachusetts. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/09/rachel-maddow-gay-marriage-saving-marriage-in-massachusetts.html
Features
Theatre Takes a Stand for Gay Rights. California's The Attic Theatre asked several playwrights to define gay rights after Proposition 8 passed. Their playlets are being given a showcase. LAStage Blog reports: http://www.lastageblog.com/2009/09/07/taking-a-stand-for-gay-rights/
Profile: Jordan Roth, the new head of Broadway's Jujamcyn theatre empire. He's young, out, and innovative. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/09/theater/09theater.html?_r=1&ref=theater
In Print:
Barney Frank: The Story of America's Only Left-Handed, Gay, Jewish Congressman. by Stuart Weisberg. University of Massachusetts Press. A new biography about one of America's few out congressman and a major LGBT rights advocate and activist.
I've Slept With Everybody by Sondra Lee. Bear Manor Fiction. A memoir by the actress-turned-director and coach about her relationships -- both romantic and platonic -- with the many stars she met along the way, including Marlon Brando, Jerome Robbins, Stella Adler, and Jane Fonda. BroadwayWorld.com's review:
http://broadwayworld.com/article/Sondra_Lee_Set_To_Appear_At_Barnes_and_Noble_Lincoln_Triangle_915_20090825
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***A Steady Rain. It's raining men (Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman) in the two-character Keith Huff play about two Chicago cops who are lifelong friends. to 12/06/09. www.asteadyrain.com.
***Avant-Garde-Arama. Joey Arias and Jackie Hoffman headline a multi-discipline arts event. 9/18/09-9/19/09. www.ps122.org.
enter.org.
***The Hole. Ari Gold stars in a musical about the short-lived infamous East Village gay bar of the same name. to 9/20/09. 212-868-4444.
***Justin Bond, best known as Kiki (of Kiki and Herb fame), in concert. 9/20/09, 10/11/09, 10/31/09. www.joespub.com.
***Vigil. Malcolm Gets stars in Morris Panych's comedy. 9/20/09-11/22/09.
Elsewhere...
***Becoming A Man In 127 Easy Steps. KT Kilborn, former Southern debutante and a homecoming queen transitions F2M to Scott Turner Schofield, full-time performance artist. 9/18/09-9/19/09. Hartford, CT. www.realartways.org
***F__king Men. Joe DiPietro’s adaptation of Schnitzler's 19th century "La Ronde" which observes the sex lives of modern gay America. to 10/25/09. Hollywood, CA.
www.celebrationtheatre.com
***Grey Gardens, the award-winning musical about eccentric Jackie O cousins Edie Beale and her mother, to 10/10/09. Atlanta, GA. www.actors-express.com.
***Into The Woods. Moises ("I Am My Own Wife") Kaufman stages Sondheim's fairy tales. to 10/04/09. Kansas City, MO. www.kcrep.org.
***The Picture of Dorian Gray, gay Oscar Wilde's scandalous thriller about a handsome young man (Roderick Hill) who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty. to 10/04/09. Bethesda, MD. www.roundhousetheatre.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***The Big Gay Musical, Fred M. Caruso's movie, a hilarious story that mixes backstage drama, conservative religious families, coming out, coming to terms, and the occasional tap dancing angel during the making of "Adam & Steve". http://www.thebiggaymusical.com/
***Bruno. Sacha Baron Cohen plays a gay fashionista from Austria who fancies himself as "the voice of Austrian youth TV."
***Hump Day. Two straight dudes contemplate going gay to enter and win Humpfest, Seattle's amateur porn contest.
***Passing Strange. Spike Lee's documentary about Stew's Broadway rock musical.
***Taking Woodstock. Ang Lee's new film about the rock festival based on Elliot Tiber's memoir. Demetri Martin stars as the gay Tiber. Liev Schriber plays a transvestite; Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays a closeted married guy who has an affair with Tiber.
Out On Video & DVD
***A Jihad for Love, the daring documentary filmed in 12 countries in which Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma explores the intersections of Islam and homosexuality.
***Grey Gardens, a new movie about eccentric Jackie O cousins Edie Beale and her mother, starring Drew Barrymore as Little Edie and Jessica Lange as her mother Big Edie.
***Hope Along The Wind: The Life of Harry Hay. the 2002 documentary about the gay rights pioneer.
***Kiki & Herb Live at The Knitting Factory. The Tony-nominated gender-bending downtown club act.
***Mad Men, Season 2. Look for Bryan Batt as a closeted ad exec in this TV drama about a 1960s ad agency.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated every Friday. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***September: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***September: Were The World Mine, one of the most buzz-worthy films in recent years. The tale of a contmporary all-boys high school taking on Shakespeare's “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” On Logo On Demand throughout the month of September.
***SUN: 9/20: Neil Patrick Harris hosts the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards. Live. 8PM. CBS.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
9/21/09+: St. Louis, MO and Beyond: Judy Shepard signs copies of her new book "The Meaning of Matthew", her story of Matthew Shepard's murder and her becoming a gay rights activist. 7PM. Left Bank Books. For Fall 09 tour dates an locations: http://www.matthewshepard.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Press_Media_Judy_BookTour09
9/25/09-9/27/09: Washington, DC: 5th Annual National LGBTQA College Student Career Conference. Educating, preparing, and empowering LGBTQA college students for the transition from academia to the workplace, www.outforwork.com.
9/26/09: Los Angeles, CA: Point Honors. Cherry Jones receives The Point Courage Award from The Point Foundation, the nation's largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBT students of merit. www.pointfoundation.org.
9/26/09: New Orleans, LA: Night of Divas. A benefit for the Forum for Equality, celebrating 20 years of service to the Louisiana LGBT community honoring Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. www.forumforequality.com
9/27/09: New York, NY: 23rd Annual Broadway Flea Market to benefit Broadway Cares. Featuring Bryan Batt , Harvey Fierstein, John Glover, Constantine Maroulis, Bernadette Peters, and Christopher Sieber. www.broadwaycares.org.
9/29/09-10/04/09: Palm Springs, CA: IAGLBC Annual Bridge Tournament. sponsored by the International Association of Gay & Lesbian Bridge Clubs. www.GayBridge.org
10/02/09-10/04/09: Anaheim, CA: Gay Days Anaheim. the unofficial gay days at Disneyland. www.GayDaysAnaheim.com
10/03/09: Bristol, CT: Out on The Lake at Lake Compounce. http://www.oicgifts.com/outinthepark/outatthelake/index.html
10/04/09: San Francisco, CA: Castro Street Fair. the arts & community groups street fair co-founded by Harvey Milk. www.castrostreetfair.org
10/05/09: Washington, DC: Barney Frank signs copies of his new biography by Stuart Weisberg. 8PM. 6th and I Street Synagogue.
10/08/09-10/11/09: Washington, DC: Gay Bowl IX: The National Gay Flag Football Championship Tournament. www.dcmonuments.blogspot.com, .
10/08/09-10/11/09: Sacramento, CA: Sacramento International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. www.siglff.org
10/10/09-10/11/09: Washington, DC: Equality Across America: The National Equality March. www.NationalEqualityMarch.com
10/11/09: Nationwide: National Coming Out Day. www.hrc.com/ncop
10/12/09: Nationwide: The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later. A new epilogue to Moises Kaufman's award-winning theatrical docudrama, a study of the murder of Matthew Shepard, will be performed in over 100 theatres in all 50 states and several countries. www.laramieproject.org.
10/15/09-10/18/09: St. Petersburg, FL: InterPride 2009 Conference. Workshops for/by the International Association of LGBT Pride Coordinators. www.interpride.org
10/15/09-10/18/09: San Francisco, CA: Sundance Stompede. San Francisco's annual LGBT country/ western dance weekend. www.stompede.com
10/16/09-10/25/09: Seattle, WA: Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. www.threedollarbillcinema.org
10/18/09: Los Angeles / West Hollywood, CA: AIDS Walk LA. www.aidswalk.net
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: September Milestones
1. Question: Name this French entertainer, born September 12, 1889, whose Lerner and Loewe signature song implied he liked the pretty Parisian pre-teens. In reality, he went home to his “valet” Felix Paquet for many years. Answer: Maurice Chevalier, star of “Gigi”.
2. Question: Name this legislation, signed by President Clinton on September 20, 1996, which defined a hot LGBT community issue being debated today. Answer: DOMA, The Defense of Marriage Act, which bars federal employees from receiving same-sex spousal benefits.
3. Question: Name this soldier, who came out on a Time Magazine cover titled “I Am A Homosexual” on September 8, 1975. He later became a gay rights activist. Answer: US Army Sgt. Leonard Matlovich.
4. Question: Name this TV series actress, who came out on the Advocate cover on September 21, 1993. She was the first regular series cast member on an American sitcom to do so. Answer: Amanda Bearse of “Married with Children”.
5. Question: Name this lesbian rights organization, founded on September 21, 1955, which was on the forefront of the Pre-Stonewall women’s rights and gay rights movement. The group opened its first New York chapter in September, 1958. Answer: Daughters of Bilitis.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: The Emmy Awards
1. Question: Name this 2003 Emmy winner, a PFLAG Mom who moved from song to variety series to movies and to spectacle. Hint: She has an Oscar too.
2. Question: Name this award-winning stand-up comic, sitcom-star and new talk show host, who came out on in a Time Magazine cover story in 1997, just weeks before her TV character did the same.
3. Question: Name this award-winning TV talk show host who came out to Diane Sawyer in 2002 on a program about gay parenting. She once joked with the answer to question #2 about being “lebanese”.
4. Question: Name this sometimes gay-themed three-night TV mini-series, which premiered on PBS in 1994, bringing the network its highest ratings in TV history. Subsequent sequels went to cable, because PBS funders got nervous about its subject matter.
5. Question: Name this made-for-TV movie, the first network effort about AIDS, in which a young gay lawyer is diagnosed HIV+ and comes home. It premiered during November sweeps in 1985.
Volume 12 No. 37 September 14, 2009
Newsletter Editor: OnQYB@aol.com
The Fine Print
See previous editions.
Subscription Information: This newsletter is available via free email subscription only. Our mailing list is confidential.
To subscribe: Email OnQYB@aol.com and write “Subscribe COS News” in subject line.
To unsubscribe: Email OnQYB@aol.com and write “Cancel COS News” in subject line.
The Gay Agenda: Datebook: September 14-20, 2009
MON: 9/14: New York, NY: Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words. Kristin Johnston, Jackie Hoffman and Michael Urie launch season #2 of actors reading from celebrity autobiographies like those of Miley Cyrus, Ivana Trump, Zsa Zsa Gabor and others. www.smarttix.com.
MON: 9/14: New York, NY: "Love! Valour! Compassion", Terrence McNally's Tony-winning play about a group of gay guys who vacation together in a benefit performance featuring an all Asian-American cast. A benefit for the National Asian American Theatre Company. www.naatco.org.
MON: 9/14: New York, NY: Celebrating Bea Arthur, a memorial tribute. Hosted by Angela Lansbury with appearances by: Adrienne Barbeau, Zoe Caldwell, Billy Goldenberg, Norman Lear, Clinton Leupp, Rue McClanhan, Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller, Rosie O'Donnell, Chita Rivera, and Daryl Roth 1PM. Majestic Theatre. Free.
MON: 9/14: Miami, FL: Judy Shepard signs copies of her new book "The Meaning of Matthew", her story of Matthew Shepard's murder and her becoming a gay rights activist. 7PM. Books & Books. Also: TUE: 9/15: Atlanta, GA: Time TBD. Outwrite Books. SAT: 9/19: Washington, DC: 2PM. Borders. K St. http://www.matthewshepard.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Press_Media_Judy_BookTour09
TUE: 9/15: New York, NY: Sondra Lee signs copies of her memoir "I've Slept With Everybody". 7:30PM. Barnes & Noble. Lincoln Triangle.
WED-SUN: 9/16-9/20: Fresno, CA: Fresno Reel Pride. the annual lesbian & gay film festival in central California. www.reelpride.com
SAT: 9/19: Springfield/Agawam, MA: Out in the Park at Six Flags New England. http://www.oicgifts.com/outinthepark/outinthepark/index.html
SUN: 9/20: West Springfield, MA: Out at The Fair at the Eastern States Exposition. http://www.oicgifts.com/outinthepark/outatthefair/index.html
The Buzz (People Making News)
Truth Stirs No Malice. A transgender Methodist minister comes out to his congregation, and receives a positive response from his congregation. The Portland Tribune reports: http://portlandtribune.com/news/print_story.php?story_id=125192444103642100
http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/print_story.php?story_id=125192432557447200
Don't Touch That Dial: Former Congressman Mark Foley has a new talk radio show. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/09/former-florida-rep-mark-foley-has-a-new-radio-show.html
Weddings, Civil Unions and Engagements:
Jim Verraros, American Idol finalist from Season #1, is marrying his partner, Bill Brennan. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/09/american-idol-season-1-finalist-jim-verraros-marrying-his-partner.html
In Memoriam:
Albert L. Gordon, a straight attorney with gay sons, who worked pro-bono to defend LGBT rights in the early days of the gay rights movement, died on 8/10/09, at age 94.The Los Angeles Times reports: http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-albert-gordon6-2009sep06,0,506052.story
Photo Shoots and Video
Video: Rachel Maddow says gay marriage is saving Massachusetts. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/09/rachel-maddow-gay-marriage-saving-marriage-in-massachusetts.html
Features
Theatre Takes a Stand for Gay Rights. California's The Attic Theatre asked several playwrights to define gay rights after Proposition 8 passed. Their playlets are being given a showcase. LAStage Blog reports: http://www.lastageblog.com/2009/09/07/taking-a-stand-for-gay-rights/
Profile: Jordan Roth, the new head of Broadway's Jujamcyn theatre empire. He's young, out, and innovative. The New York Times reports: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/09/theater/09theater.html?_r=1&ref=theater
In Print:
Barney Frank: The Story of America's Only Left-Handed, Gay, Jewish Congressman. by Stuart Weisberg. University of Massachusetts Press. A new biography about one of America's few out congressman and a major LGBT rights advocate and activist.
I've Slept With Everybody by Sondra Lee. Bear Manor Fiction. A memoir by the actress-turned-director and coach about her relationships -- both romantic and platonic -- with the many stars she met along the way, including Marlon Brando, Jerome Robbins, Stella Adler, and Jane Fonda. BroadwayWorld.com's review:
http://broadwayworld.com/article/Sondra_Lee_Set_To_Appear_At_Barnes_and_Noble_Lincoln_Triangle_915_20090825
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***A Steady Rain. It's raining men (Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman) in the two-character Keith Huff play about two Chicago cops who are lifelong friends. to 12/06/09. www.asteadyrain.com.
***Avant-Garde-Arama. Joey Arias and Jackie Hoffman headline a multi-discipline arts event. 9/18/09-9/19/09. www.ps122.org.
enter.org.
***The Hole. Ari Gold stars in a musical about the short-lived infamous East Village gay bar of the same name. to 9/20/09. 212-868-4444.
***Justin Bond, best known as Kiki (of Kiki and Herb fame), in concert. 9/20/09, 10/11/09, 10/31/09. www.joespub.com.
***Vigil. Malcolm Gets stars in Morris Panych's comedy. 9/20/09-11/22/09.
Elsewhere...
***Becoming A Man In 127 Easy Steps. KT Kilborn, former Southern debutante and a homecoming queen transitions F2M to Scott Turner Schofield, full-time performance artist. 9/18/09-9/19/09. Hartford, CT. www.realartways.org
***F__king Men. Joe DiPietro’s adaptation of Schnitzler's 19th century "La Ronde" which observes the sex lives of modern gay America. to 10/25/09. Hollywood, CA.
www.celebrationtheatre.com
***Grey Gardens, the award-winning musical about eccentric Jackie O cousins Edie Beale and her mother, to 10/10/09. Atlanta, GA. www.actors-express.com.
***Into The Woods. Moises ("I Am My Own Wife") Kaufman stages Sondheim's fairy tales. to 10/04/09. Kansas City, MO. www.kcrep.org.
***The Picture of Dorian Gray, gay Oscar Wilde's scandalous thriller about a handsome young man (Roderick Hill) who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty. to 10/04/09. Bethesda, MD. www.roundhousetheatre.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***The Big Gay Musical, Fred M. Caruso's movie, a hilarious story that mixes backstage drama, conservative religious families, coming out, coming to terms, and the occasional tap dancing angel during the making of "Adam & Steve". http://www.thebiggaymusical.com/
***Bruno. Sacha Baron Cohen plays a gay fashionista from Austria who fancies himself as "the voice of Austrian youth TV."
***Hump Day. Two straight dudes contemplate going gay to enter and win Humpfest, Seattle's amateur porn contest.
***Passing Strange. Spike Lee's documentary about Stew's Broadway rock musical.
***Taking Woodstock. Ang Lee's new film about the rock festival based on Elliot Tiber's memoir. Demetri Martin stars as the gay Tiber. Liev Schriber plays a transvestite; Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays a closeted married guy who has an affair with Tiber.
Out On Video & DVD
***A Jihad for Love, the daring documentary filmed in 12 countries in which Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma explores the intersections of Islam and homosexuality.
***Grey Gardens, a new movie about eccentric Jackie O cousins Edie Beale and her mother, starring Drew Barrymore as Little Edie and Jessica Lange as her mother Big Edie.
***Hope Along The Wind: The Life of Harry Hay. the 2002 documentary about the gay rights pioneer.
***Kiki & Herb Live at The Knitting Factory. The Tony-nominated gender-bending downtown club act.
***Mad Men, Season 2. Look for Bryan Batt as a closeted ad exec in this TV drama about a 1960s ad agency.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated every Friday. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***September: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***September: Were The World Mine, one of the most buzz-worthy films in recent years. The tale of a contmporary all-boys high school taking on Shakespeare's “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” On Logo On Demand throughout the month of September.
***SUN: 9/20: Neil Patrick Harris hosts the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards. Live. 8PM. CBS.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
9/21/09+: St. Louis, MO and Beyond: Judy Shepard signs copies of her new book "The Meaning of Matthew", her story of Matthew Shepard's murder and her becoming a gay rights activist. 7PM. Left Bank Books. For Fall 09 tour dates an locations: http://www.matthewshepard.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Press_Media_Judy_BookTour09
9/25/09-9/27/09: Washington, DC: 5th Annual National LGBTQA College Student Career Conference. Educating, preparing, and empowering LGBTQA college students for the transition from academia to the workplace, www.outforwork.com.
9/26/09: Los Angeles, CA: Point Honors. Cherry Jones receives The Point Courage Award from The Point Foundation, the nation's largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBT students of merit. www.pointfoundation.org.
9/26/09: New Orleans, LA: Night of Divas. A benefit for the Forum for Equality, celebrating 20 years of service to the Louisiana LGBT community honoring Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. www.forumforequality.com
9/27/09: New York, NY: 23rd Annual Broadway Flea Market to benefit Broadway Cares. Featuring Bryan Batt , Harvey Fierstein, John Glover, Constantine Maroulis, Bernadette Peters, and Christopher Sieber. www.broadwaycares.org.
9/29/09-10/04/09: Palm Springs, CA: IAGLBC Annual Bridge Tournament. sponsored by the International Association of Gay & Lesbian Bridge Clubs. www.GayBridge.org
10/02/09-10/04/09: Anaheim, CA: Gay Days Anaheim. the unofficial gay days at Disneyland. www.GayDaysAnaheim.com
10/03/09: Bristol, CT: Out on The Lake at Lake Compounce. http://www.oicgifts.com/outinthepark/outatthelake/index.html
10/04/09: San Francisco, CA: Castro Street Fair. the arts & community groups street fair co-founded by Harvey Milk. www.castrostreetfair.org
10/05/09: Washington, DC: Barney Frank signs copies of his new biography by Stuart Weisberg. 8PM. 6th and I Street Synagogue.
10/08/09-10/11/09: Washington, DC: Gay Bowl IX: The National Gay Flag Football Championship Tournament. www.dcmonuments.blogspot.com, .
10/08/09-10/11/09: Sacramento, CA: Sacramento International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. www.siglff.org
10/10/09-10/11/09: Washington, DC: Equality Across America: The National Equality March. www.NationalEqualityMarch.com
10/11/09: Nationwide: National Coming Out Day. www.hrc.com/ncop
10/12/09: Nationwide: The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later. A new epilogue to Moises Kaufman's award-winning theatrical docudrama, a study of the murder of Matthew Shepard, will be performed in over 100 theatres in all 50 states and several countries. www.laramieproject.org.
10/15/09-10/18/09: St. Petersburg, FL: InterPride 2009 Conference. Workshops for/by the International Association of LGBT Pride Coordinators. www.interpride.org
10/15/09-10/18/09: San Francisco, CA: Sundance Stompede. San Francisco's annual LGBT country/ western dance weekend. www.stompede.com
10/16/09-10/25/09: Seattle, WA: Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival. www.threedollarbillcinema.org
10/18/09: Los Angeles / West Hollywood, CA: AIDS Walk LA. www.aidswalk.net
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: September Milestones
1. Question: Name this French entertainer, born September 12, 1889, whose Lerner and Loewe signature song implied he liked the pretty Parisian pre-teens. In reality, he went home to his “valet” Felix Paquet for many years. Answer: Maurice Chevalier, star of “Gigi”.
2. Question: Name this legislation, signed by President Clinton on September 20, 1996, which defined a hot LGBT community issue being debated today. Answer: DOMA, The Defense of Marriage Act, which bars federal employees from receiving same-sex spousal benefits.
3. Question: Name this soldier, who came out on a Time Magazine cover titled “I Am A Homosexual” on September 8, 1975. He later became a gay rights activist. Answer: US Army Sgt. Leonard Matlovich.
4. Question: Name this TV series actress, who came out on the Advocate cover on September 21, 1993. She was the first regular series cast member on an American sitcom to do so. Answer: Amanda Bearse of “Married with Children”.
5. Question: Name this lesbian rights organization, founded on September 21, 1955, which was on the forefront of the Pre-Stonewall women’s rights and gay rights movement. The group opened its first New York chapter in September, 1958. Answer: Daughters of Bilitis.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: The Emmy Awards
1. Question: Name this 2003 Emmy winner, a PFLAG Mom who moved from song to variety series to movies and to spectacle. Hint: She has an Oscar too.
2. Question: Name this award-winning stand-up comic, sitcom-star and new talk show host, who came out on in a Time Magazine cover story in 1997, just weeks before her TV character did the same.
3. Question: Name this award-winning TV talk show host who came out to Diane Sawyer in 2002 on a program about gay parenting. She once joked with the answer to question #2 about being “lebanese”.
4. Question: Name this sometimes gay-themed three-night TV mini-series, which premiered on PBS in 1994, bringing the network its highest ratings in TV history. Subsequent sequels went to cable, because PBS funders got nervous about its subject matter.
5. Question: Name this made-for-TV movie, the first network effort about AIDS, in which a young gay lawyer is diagnosed HIV+ and comes home. It premiered during November sweeps in 1985.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
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Coming Out Support (COS) Newsweekly
Volume 12 No. 36 September 7, 2009
Newsletter Editor: OnQYB@aol.com
The Fine Print
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The Gay Agenda: Datebook: September 7-13, 2009
This Just In !!! SAT: 9/05: Provincetown, MA: 23rd Annual Gala Auction for AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod. Fishermen's Wharf, www.asgcc.org
thru MON: 9/07: Milwaukee, WI: National Gay Softball World Series. www.nagaaasoftball.org
thru MON: 9/07: Atlanta, GA: Atlanta Black Pride Weekend. www.inthelifeatl.com
thru MON: 9/07: New Orleans, LA: Southern Decadence. the famous city-wide circuit party. www.southerndecadence.com
thru MON: 9/07: Columbus, OH: GALA 2009 Columbus, the annual conference of GALA Choruses, serving LGBT choral groups. www.galachoruses.org
thru MON: 9/07: Seattle, WA: Gender Odyssey. panels, workshops & meetings; entertainment, art exhibits focusing on transmen, transwomen & other gender variant people. www.genderodyssey.com
TUE: 9/08: New York, NY: Kathy Griffin, queen of the D-List, signing copies of "Official Book Club Selections". 7PM, Barnes & Noble, Warren Street.
TUE: 9/08: Longmeadow, MA: Leslea Newman, our author of "Heather Has Two Mommies", talks about her writings. 7PM. www.baypath.edu
TUE: 9/08/09: West Hollywood, CA: HX Gay & Lesbian Travel Expo. Also THU: 9/10: San Francisco, CA: http://gaylifetravel.squarespace.com/
WED: 9/09: New York, NY: Tim Gunn, star of Project Runway, signs copies of "Models, Inc". 4PM. Midtown Comics.
WED: 9/9/09: New York, NY: Judy Shepard signs copies of her new book "The Meaning of Matthew", her story of Matthew Shepard's murder and her becoming a gay rights activist. 7PM. Barnes & Noble, Union Square. Also: THU: 9/10: Boston, MA: 7PM. Newtonville Public Library. http://www.matthewshepard.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Press_Media_Judy_BookTour09
THU-SUN: 9/10-9/13: Montreal, PQ: National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association Annual Convention and LGBT Media Summit. http://www.nlgja.org/convention/index.html
FRI-SUN: 9/11-9/13: Shreveport, LA: Northwest Louisiana Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. Premiere edition. Among the guests: Leslie Jordan. http://www.pacelouisiana.org/SE2009filmfestival.php
FRI: 9/11: Hartford, CT: Peterson Toscano performs his solo theatre piece "Transfigurations: Transgressing Gender in the Bible" about gender-variant Bible characters. www.petersontoscano.com
SAT: 9/12: North Hollywood, CA: Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays. Various playwrights create short plays addressing the issue of gay marriage in America and/or Proposition 8 in California. Starring Miss Coco Peru, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Robert Gant, and Peter Paige. www.elportaltheatre.com/events.html
SAT: 9/12: Springfield, MA: 2009 AIDS Foundation of Western Massachusetts AIDS Walk and 5K Run. www.aidsfoundationwm.org.
SAT: 9/12: Staten Island, NY: My Big Gay Italian Wedding. Anthony Wilkinson and Scott ("One Life to Live") Evans star in a benefit for the Lustgarten Foundation for pancreatic cancer research. www.stgeorgetheatre.com.
SUN: 9/13: Westport, CT: Connecticut Cares. Lambda Legal celebrates "Love Makes A Family". www.lambdalegal.org/connecticut09
SUN: 9/13/09: New York, NY: Broadway on Broadway 2009. The casts of current and upcoming Broaway musicals perform excerpts from their shows. 11:30AM. Times Square. Free. www.broadwayleague.com
Newsworthy:
Update: Equality March on Washington. A groundswell of support for the National Equality March, set for 10/10/009-10/11/09 in Washington D.C., is building as the date approaches. Towleroad exclusively reveals a list from Equality Across America of 140 prominent LGBT figures and allies who have put their names and endorsements behind the National Equality March, which seeks equal protection in all matters governed by law in all 50 states.. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/09/exclusive-140-lgbt-leaders-endorse-national-equality-march.html
Mary Cheney, the former US Vice President's lesbian daughter, has made a $1,000 campaign contribution to Rob Portman, an Ohio politician running for Congress, who is outspoken against LGBT rights. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/08/mary-cheney-gives-cash-to-antigay-candidate-for-congress.html
Yummy Yummy. Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, the Vermont-based company has renamed "Chubby Hubby" to "Hubby Hubby" to celebrate Marriage Equality in Vermont. The Boston Herald reports: http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view/20090901ice_cream_company_fetes_gay_marriage/srvc=home&position=also
In Print:
Out in the Country: Youth, Media, and Queer Visibility in Rural America by Mary L. Gray. New York University Press. An unprecedented contemporary account of the lives of today's rural queer youth. Against a backdrop of an increasingly impoverished and privatized rural America, LGBT youth and their allies visibly--and often vibrantly--work the boundaries of the public spaces available to them, whether in their high schools, public libraries, town hall meetings, churches, or through websites.
Making It Legal: A Guide to Same-Sex Marriage, Domestic Partnership & Civil Unions by Emily Doskow and Frederick Hertz. Trade Paperback. A guide to the past, present, and future of same-sex relationship laws in the U.S. Offers a comprehensive review of all the issues that influence the decision to marry, breaks down the complex and ever-changing rules of same-sex relationship laws, and provides practical guidance on one of the most important decisions a couple can make.
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***A Steady Rain. It's raining men (Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman) in the two-character Keith Huff play about two Chicago cops who are lifelong friends. to 12/06/09. www.asteadyrain.com.
***Darren Williams: "Not The Boy Next Door" performs the Peter Allen Songbook. 9/13/09. Metropolitan Room.
***Hair, Tony-winning revival of the first major rock musical. www.publictheater.org.
***The Hole. Ari Gold stars in a musical about the short-lived infamous East Village gay bar of the same name. to 9/20/09. 212-868-4444.
Elsewhere...
***F__king Men. Joe DiPietro’s adaptation of Schnitzler's 19th century "La Ronde" which observes the sex lives of modern gay America. to 10/25/09. Hollywood, CA.
www.celebrationtheatre.com
***Grey Gardens, the award-winning musical about eccentric Jackie O cousins Edie Beale and her mother, to 10/10/09. Atlanta, GA. www.actors-express.com.
***Into The Woods. Moises ("I Am My Own Wife") Kaufman stages Sondheim's fairy tales. to 10/04/09. Kansas City, MO. www.kcrep.org.
***Lewd and Lascivious. World Premiere. Michael McKeever's drama deals with Newton Arvin, real-life Smith College professor, who is arrested by the Massachusetts State Police on vice charges in 1960. to 9/13/09. Coral Gables, FL. www.gablestage.org
***Margaret Cho in concert.. 9/10/09-9/13/09, Nashville, TN.www.margaretcho.com.
***My Walk Down The Pink Carpet. Leslie Jordan's hilarious solo show. 9/11/09-9/13/09, Shreveport, LA. www.thelesliejordan.com/
***The Picture of Dorian Gray, gay Oscar Wilde'sthriller about a young man who sells his soul for eternal youth. to 10/04/09. Bethesda, MD. www.roundhousetheatre.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***The Big Gay Musical, Fred M. Caruso's movie, a hilarious story that mixes backstage drama, conservative religious families, coming out, coming to terms, and the occasional tap dancing angel during the making of "Adam & Steve". http://www.thebiggaymusical.com/
***Bruno. Sacha Baron Cohen plays a gay fashionista from Austria who fancies himself as "the voice of Austrian youth TV."
***Hump Day. Two straight dudes contemplate going gay to enter and win Humpfest, Seattle's amateur porn contest.
***Passing Strange. Spike Lee's documentary about Stew's Broadway rock musical.
***Taking Woodstock. Ang Lee's new film about the rock festival based on Elliot Tiber's memoir. Demetri Martin stars as the gay Tiber. Liev Schriber plays a transvestite; Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays a closeted married guy who has an affair with Tiber.
Out On Video & DVD
***A Jihad for Love, the daring documentary filmed in 12 countries in which Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma explores the intersections of Islam and homosexuality.
***Grey Gardens, a new movie about eccentric Jackie O cousins Edie Beale and her mother, starring Drew Barrymore as Little Edie and Jessica Lange as her mother Big Edie.
***Hair: Let the Sunshine In. Pola Rapaport's documentary that traces the roots and legacy of the landmark musical.
***Hope Along The Wind: The Life of Harry Hay. the 2002 documentary about the gay rights pioneer.
***Mad Men, Season 2. Look for Bryan Batt as a closeted ad exec in this TV drama about a 1960s ad agency.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated every Friday. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***September: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***MON: 9/07: Were The World Mine, one of the most buzz-worthy films in recent years. The tale of a contmporary all-boys high school taking on Shakespeare's “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” 9:00 PM ET/PT and LOGOonline.com. Also on Logo On Demand throughout the month of September.
***WED: 9/09: Glee, season premiere of the musical series about a high school vocal group with Broadway hunk Matthew Morrison as the music teacher. 9PM. FOX. Check local listings.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
9/14/09: New York, NY: "Love! Valour! Compassion", Terrence McNally's Tony-winning play about a group of gay guys who vacation together in a benefit performance featuring an all Asian-American cast. www.naatco.org.
9/14/09: New York, NY: Celebrating Bea Arthur, a memorial tribute. Hosted by Angela Lansbury with appearances by: Adrienne Barbeau, Zoe Caldwell, Billy Goldenberg, Norman Lear, Clinton Leupp, Rue McClanhan, Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller, Rosie O'Donnell, Chita Rivera, and Daryl Roth 1PM. Majestic Theatre. Free.
9/14/09: Miami, FL: Judy Shepard signs copies of her new book "The Meaning of Matthew", her story of Matthew Shepard's murder and her becoming a gay rights activist. 7PM. Books & Books. Also: 9/15/09: Atlanta, GA: Time TBD. Outwrite Books.
9/19/09: Washington, DC: 2PM. Borders. K St. 9/21/09: St. Louis, MO: 7PM. Left Bank Books. 9/23/09: Denver, CO:Time TBD. Tattered Cover Books. 9/24/09: Boulder, CO: Time TBD. Boulder Book Store. 9/26/09: Salt Lake City, UT: . 7PM. Sam Weller's Bookstore. 9/28/09: Austin, TX: 7PM. Book People. http://www.matthewshepard.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Press_Media_Judy_BookTour09
9/16/09-9/20/09: Fresno, CA: Fresno Reel Pride. the annual lesbian & gay film festival in central California. www.reelpride.com
9/20/09: Springfield/Agawam, MA: Out in The Park. unofficial gay day at Six Flags New England. www.outinthepark.com
9/21/09: New York, NY: Friends in Deed Gala taps Tommy Tune's "Steps in Time" with the Manhattan Rhythm Kings. www.FriendsInDeed.org
9/24/09: Providence, RI: Life is a Cabaret. LGBT Night at Trinity Rep for a performance of "Cabaret". www.trinityrep.com.
9/25/09-9/27/09: Washington, DC: 5th Annual National LGBTQA College Student Career Conference. Educating, and empowering queer college students for the transition from academia to the workplace, www.outforwork.com.
9/26/09: Los Angeles, CA: Point Honors. Cherry Jones receives The Point Courage Award from The Point Foundation, the nation's largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBT students of merit. www.pointfoundation.org.
9/26/09: New Orleans, LA: Night of Divas. A benefit for the Forum for Equality’s 20 years of service to the Louisiana LGBT community. www.forumforequality.com
9/29/09-10/04/09: Palm Springs, CA: IAGLBC Annual Bridge Tournament. sponsored by the International Association of Gay & Lesbian Bridge Clubs. www.GayBridge.org
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Hey Boys and Girls, Who's Gay ?
1. Question: Name this cartoon couple of 25+ years, who were assumed to be gay. A 1993 film documentary about them confirmed the urban legend, but their creators denied that they were any more than “just friends”. Answer: Bert & Ernie from “Sesame Street”, profiled in the Peter Spears’ documentary “Ernest & Bertram”, a film that the couple’s creators tried to block.
2. Question: Name this British born member of a television quartet, who was accused in 1999 by a member of the religious right of promoting a “homosexual agenda”. The cleric said this stylish puppet “looked gay”. Answer: Tinky Winky from “The Teletubbies”, outed by Jerry Falwell for accessorizing with a purse.
3. Question: Name this syndicated cartoon. One of its major characters came our on February 10, 1976, the first cartoon character to do so. Answer: Doonesbury. Andy Lippincott came out in Garry Trudeau’s acclaimed comic.
4. Question: Name this address, where a closeted Republican stockbroker puppet named Rod lives with his “roomate”, Nicky. Rod likes Broadway musicals from the 1940s and 1950s. Answer: Avenue Q. Rod and Nicky star in the Tony Award winning Broadway musical.
5. Question: Name this peripatetic cartoon hero who was chastized for hanging out with lesbian moms on a Vermont maple sugaring trip. P.S. The segment was filmed near the home of Vermont's tastiest same-sex couple, Ben & Jerry. Answer: Buster, the PBS Kids hero from "Postcards from Buster". The religious right came down on PBS for allowing this to air.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: September Milestones
1. Question: Name this French entertainer, born September 12, 1889, whose Lerner and Loewe signature song implied he liked the pretty Parisian pre-teens. In reality, he went home to his “valet” Felix Paquet for many years.
2. Question: Name this legislation, signed by President Clinton on September 20, 1996, which defined a hot LGBT community issue being debated today.
3. Question: Name this soldier, who came out on a Time Magazine cover titled “I Am A Homosexual” on September 8, 1975. He later became a gay rights activist.
4. Question: Name this TV series actress, who came out on the Advocate cover on September 21, 1993. She was the first regular series cast member on an American sitcom to do so.
5. Question: Name this lesbian rights organization, founded on September 21, 1955, which was on the forefront of the Pre-Stonewall women’s rights and gay rights movement. The group opened its first New York chapter in September, 1958.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: OnQYB@aol.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
Volume 12 No. 36 September 7, 2009
Newsletter Editor: OnQYB@aol.com
The Fine Print
see previous editions
Subscription Information: This newsletter is available via free email subscription only. Our mailing list is confidential.
To subscribe: Email OnQYB@aol.com and write “Subscribe COS News” in subject line.
To unsubscribe: Email OnQYB@aol.com and write “Cancel COS News” in subject line.
The Gay Agenda: Datebook: September 7-13, 2009
This Just In !!! SAT: 9/05: Provincetown, MA: 23rd Annual Gala Auction for AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod. Fishermen's Wharf, www.asgcc.org
thru MON: 9/07: Milwaukee, WI: National Gay Softball World Series. www.nagaaasoftball.org
thru MON: 9/07: Atlanta, GA: Atlanta Black Pride Weekend. www.inthelifeatl.com
thru MON: 9/07: New Orleans, LA: Southern Decadence. the famous city-wide circuit party. www.southerndecadence.com
thru MON: 9/07: Columbus, OH: GALA 2009 Columbus, the annual conference of GALA Choruses, serving LGBT choral groups. www.galachoruses.org
thru MON: 9/07: Seattle, WA: Gender Odyssey. panels, workshops & meetings; entertainment, art exhibits focusing on transmen, transwomen & other gender variant people. www.genderodyssey.com
TUE: 9/08: New York, NY: Kathy Griffin, queen of the D-List, signing copies of "Official Book Club Selections". 7PM, Barnes & Noble, Warren Street.
TUE: 9/08: Longmeadow, MA: Leslea Newman, our author of "Heather Has Two Mommies", talks about her writings. 7PM. www.baypath.edu
TUE: 9/08/09: West Hollywood, CA: HX Gay & Lesbian Travel Expo. Also THU: 9/10: San Francisco, CA: http://gaylifetravel.squarespace.com/
WED: 9/09: New York, NY: Tim Gunn, star of Project Runway, signs copies of "Models, Inc". 4PM. Midtown Comics.
WED: 9/9/09: New York, NY: Judy Shepard signs copies of her new book "The Meaning of Matthew", her story of Matthew Shepard's murder and her becoming a gay rights activist. 7PM. Barnes & Noble, Union Square. Also: THU: 9/10: Boston, MA: 7PM. Newtonville Public Library. http://www.matthewshepard.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Press_Media_Judy_BookTour09
THU-SUN: 9/10-9/13: Montreal, PQ: National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association Annual Convention and LGBT Media Summit. http://www.nlgja.org/convention/index.html
FRI-SUN: 9/11-9/13: Shreveport, LA: Northwest Louisiana Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. Premiere edition. Among the guests: Leslie Jordan. http://www.pacelouisiana.org/SE2009filmfestival.php
FRI: 9/11: Hartford, CT: Peterson Toscano performs his solo theatre piece "Transfigurations: Transgressing Gender in the Bible" about gender-variant Bible characters. www.petersontoscano.com
SAT: 9/12: North Hollywood, CA: Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays. Various playwrights create short plays addressing the issue of gay marriage in America and/or Proposition 8 in California. Starring Miss Coco Peru, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Robert Gant, and Peter Paige. www.elportaltheatre.com/events.html
SAT: 9/12: Springfield, MA: 2009 AIDS Foundation of Western Massachusetts AIDS Walk and 5K Run. www.aidsfoundationwm.org.
SAT: 9/12: Staten Island, NY: My Big Gay Italian Wedding. Anthony Wilkinson and Scott ("One Life to Live") Evans star in a benefit for the Lustgarten Foundation for pancreatic cancer research. www.stgeorgetheatre.com.
SUN: 9/13: Westport, CT: Connecticut Cares. Lambda Legal celebrates "Love Makes A Family". www.lambdalegal.org/connecticut09
SUN: 9/13/09: New York, NY: Broadway on Broadway 2009. The casts of current and upcoming Broaway musicals perform excerpts from their shows. 11:30AM. Times Square. Free. www.broadwayleague.com
Newsworthy:
Update: Equality March on Washington. A groundswell of support for the National Equality March, set for 10/10/009-10/11/09 in Washington D.C., is building as the date approaches. Towleroad exclusively reveals a list from Equality Across America of 140 prominent LGBT figures and allies who have put their names and endorsements behind the National Equality March, which seeks equal protection in all matters governed by law in all 50 states.. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/09/exclusive-140-lgbt-leaders-endorse-national-equality-march.html
Mary Cheney, the former US Vice President's lesbian daughter, has made a $1,000 campaign contribution to Rob Portman, an Ohio politician running for Congress, who is outspoken against LGBT rights. Towleroad reports: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/08/mary-cheney-gives-cash-to-antigay-candidate-for-congress.html
Yummy Yummy. Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, the Vermont-based company has renamed "Chubby Hubby" to "Hubby Hubby" to celebrate Marriage Equality in Vermont. The Boston Herald reports: http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view/20090901ice_cream_company_fetes_gay_marriage/srvc=home&position=also
In Print:
Out in the Country: Youth, Media, and Queer Visibility in Rural America by Mary L. Gray. New York University Press. An unprecedented contemporary account of the lives of today's rural queer youth. Against a backdrop of an increasingly impoverished and privatized rural America, LGBT youth and their allies visibly--and often vibrantly--work the boundaries of the public spaces available to them, whether in their high schools, public libraries, town hall meetings, churches, or through websites.
Making It Legal: A Guide to Same-Sex Marriage, Domestic Partnership & Civil Unions by Emily Doskow and Frederick Hertz. Trade Paperback. A guide to the past, present, and future of same-sex relationship laws in the U.S. Offers a comprehensive review of all the issues that influence the decision to marry, breaks down the complex and ever-changing rules of same-sex relationship laws, and provides practical guidance on one of the most important decisions a couple can make.
In Performance: Onstage:Theatre/Music/Dance
New York City (and Broadway)
***A Steady Rain. It's raining men (Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman) in the two-character Keith Huff play about two Chicago cops who are lifelong friends. to 12/06/09. www.asteadyrain.com.
***Darren Williams: "Not The Boy Next Door" performs the Peter Allen Songbook. 9/13/09. Metropolitan Room.
***Hair, Tony-winning revival of the first major rock musical. www.publictheater.org.
***The Hole. Ari Gold stars in a musical about the short-lived infamous East Village gay bar of the same name. to 9/20/09. 212-868-4444.
Elsewhere...
***F__king Men. Joe DiPietro’s adaptation of Schnitzler's 19th century "La Ronde" which observes the sex lives of modern gay America. to 10/25/09. Hollywood, CA.
www.celebrationtheatre.com
***Grey Gardens, the award-winning musical about eccentric Jackie O cousins Edie Beale and her mother, to 10/10/09. Atlanta, GA. www.actors-express.com.
***Into The Woods. Moises ("I Am My Own Wife") Kaufman stages Sondheim's fairy tales. to 10/04/09. Kansas City, MO. www.kcrep.org.
***Lewd and Lascivious. World Premiere. Michael McKeever's drama deals with Newton Arvin, real-life Smith College professor, who is arrested by the Massachusetts State Police on vice charges in 1960. to 9/13/09. Coral Gables, FL. www.gablestage.org
***Margaret Cho in concert.. 9/10/09-9/13/09, Nashville, TN.www.margaretcho.com.
***My Walk Down The Pink Carpet. Leslie Jordan's hilarious solo show. 9/11/09-9/13/09, Shreveport, LA. www.thelesliejordan.com/
***The Picture of Dorian Gray, gay Oscar Wilde'sthriller about a young man who sells his soul for eternal youth. to 10/04/09. Bethesda, MD. www.roundhousetheatre.org.
On Screen (and Video & DVD)
Out on Screen...
***The Big Gay Musical, Fred M. Caruso's movie, a hilarious story that mixes backstage drama, conservative religious families, coming out, coming to terms, and the occasional tap dancing angel during the making of "Adam & Steve". http://www.thebiggaymusical.com/
***Bruno. Sacha Baron Cohen plays a gay fashionista from Austria who fancies himself as "the voice of Austrian youth TV."
***Hump Day. Two straight dudes contemplate going gay to enter and win Humpfest, Seattle's amateur porn contest.
***Passing Strange. Spike Lee's documentary about Stew's Broadway rock musical.
***Taking Woodstock. Ang Lee's new film about the rock festival based on Elliot Tiber's memoir. Demetri Martin stars as the gay Tiber. Liev Schriber plays a transvestite; Jeffrey Dean Morgan plays a closeted married guy who has an affair with Tiber.
Out On Video & DVD
***A Jihad for Love, the daring documentary filmed in 12 countries in which Muslim gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma explores the intersections of Islam and homosexuality.
***Grey Gardens, a new movie about eccentric Jackie O cousins Edie Beale and her mother, starring Drew Barrymore as Little Edie and Jessica Lange as her mother Big Edie.
***Hair: Let the Sunshine In. Pola Rapaport's documentary that traces the roots and legacy of the landmark musical.
***Hope Along The Wind: The Life of Harry Hay. the 2002 documentary about the gay rights pioneer.
***Mad Men, Season 2. Look for Bryan Batt as a closeted ad exec in this TV drama about a 1960s ad agency.
On TV Of Note: All times listed are ET. Check local listings for times in your area.
Resource:TV Gayed, GLAAD's Weekly Guide to What's LGBT on TV: Updated every Friday. www.glaad.org/tvgayed
***September: In the Life. LGBT news magazine. PBS. Check local listings. http://www.itl.tv/inthelife/episodes/
***MON: 9/07: Were The World Mine, one of the most buzz-worthy films in recent years. The tale of a contmporary all-boys high school taking on Shakespeare's “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” 9:00 PM ET/PT and LOGOonline.com. Also on Logo On Demand throughout the month of September.
***WED: 9/09: Glee, season premiere of the musical series about a high school vocal group with Broadway hunk Matthew Morrison as the music teacher. 9PM. FOX. Check local listings.
Conferences, Seminars, Benefits, and Special Events
9/14/09: New York, NY: "Love! Valour! Compassion", Terrence McNally's Tony-winning play about a group of gay guys who vacation together in a benefit performance featuring an all Asian-American cast. www.naatco.org.
9/14/09: New York, NY: Celebrating Bea Arthur, a memorial tribute. Hosted by Angela Lansbury with appearances by: Adrienne Barbeau, Zoe Caldwell, Billy Goldenberg, Norman Lear, Clinton Leupp, Rue McClanhan, Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller, Rosie O'Donnell, Chita Rivera, and Daryl Roth 1PM. Majestic Theatre. Free.
9/14/09: Miami, FL: Judy Shepard signs copies of her new book "The Meaning of Matthew", her story of Matthew Shepard's murder and her becoming a gay rights activist. 7PM. Books & Books. Also: 9/15/09: Atlanta, GA: Time TBD. Outwrite Books.
9/19/09: Washington, DC: 2PM. Borders. K St. 9/21/09: St. Louis, MO: 7PM. Left Bank Books. 9/23/09: Denver, CO:Time TBD. Tattered Cover Books. 9/24/09: Boulder, CO: Time TBD. Boulder Book Store. 9/26/09: Salt Lake City, UT: . 7PM. Sam Weller's Bookstore. 9/28/09: Austin, TX: 7PM. Book People. http://www.matthewshepard.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Press_Media_Judy_BookTour09
9/16/09-9/20/09: Fresno, CA: Fresno Reel Pride. the annual lesbian & gay film festival in central California. www.reelpride.com
9/20/09: Springfield/Agawam, MA: Out in The Park. unofficial gay day at Six Flags New England. www.outinthepark.com
9/21/09: New York, NY: Friends in Deed Gala taps Tommy Tune's "Steps in Time" with the Manhattan Rhythm Kings. www.FriendsInDeed.org
9/24/09: Providence, RI: Life is a Cabaret. LGBT Night at Trinity Rep for a performance of "Cabaret". www.trinityrep.com.
9/25/09-9/27/09: Washington, DC: 5th Annual National LGBTQA College Student Career Conference. Educating, and empowering queer college students for the transition from academia to the workplace, www.outforwork.com.
9/26/09: Los Angeles, CA: Point Honors. Cherry Jones receives The Point Courage Award from The Point Foundation, the nation's largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBT students of merit. www.pointfoundation.org.
9/26/09: New Orleans, LA: Night of Divas. A benefit for the Forum for Equality’s 20 years of service to the Louisiana LGBT community. www.forumforequality.com
9/29/09-10/04/09: Palm Springs, CA: IAGLBC Annual Bridge Tournament. sponsored by the International Association of Gay & Lesbian Bridge Clubs. www.GayBridge.org
Last Week’s Trivia Quiz: Hey Boys and Girls, Who's Gay ?
1. Question: Name this cartoon couple of 25+ years, who were assumed to be gay. A 1993 film documentary about them confirmed the urban legend, but their creators denied that they were any more than “just friends”. Answer: Bert & Ernie from “Sesame Street”, profiled in the Peter Spears’ documentary “Ernest & Bertram”, a film that the couple’s creators tried to block.
2. Question: Name this British born member of a television quartet, who was accused in 1999 by a member of the religious right of promoting a “homosexual agenda”. The cleric said this stylish puppet “looked gay”. Answer: Tinky Winky from “The Teletubbies”, outed by Jerry Falwell for accessorizing with a purse.
3. Question: Name this syndicated cartoon. One of its major characters came our on February 10, 1976, the first cartoon character to do so. Answer: Doonesbury. Andy Lippincott came out in Garry Trudeau’s acclaimed comic.
4. Question: Name this address, where a closeted Republican stockbroker puppet named Rod lives with his “roomate”, Nicky. Rod likes Broadway musicals from the 1940s and 1950s. Answer: Avenue Q. Rod and Nicky star in the Tony Award winning Broadway musical.
5. Question: Name this peripatetic cartoon hero who was chastized for hanging out with lesbian moms on a Vermont maple sugaring trip. P.S. The segment was filmed near the home of Vermont's tastiest same-sex couple, Ben & Jerry. Answer: Buster, the PBS Kids hero from "Postcards from Buster". The religious right came down on PBS for allowing this to air.
This Week’s Trivia Quiz: September Milestones
1. Question: Name this French entertainer, born September 12, 1889, whose Lerner and Loewe signature song implied he liked the pretty Parisian pre-teens. In reality, he went home to his “valet” Felix Paquet for many years.
2. Question: Name this legislation, signed by President Clinton on September 20, 1996, which defined a hot LGBT community issue being debated today.
3. Question: Name this soldier, who came out on a Time Magazine cover titled “I Am A Homosexual” on September 8, 1975. He later became a gay rights activist.
4. Question: Name this TV series actress, who came out on the Advocate cover on September 21, 1993. She was the first regular series cast member on an American sitcom to do so.
5. Question: Name this lesbian rights organization, founded on September 21, 1955, which was on the forefront of the Pre-Stonewall women’s rights and gay rights movement. The group opened its first New York chapter in September, 1958.
The first person to submit the correct answers gets their name in print right here. Email your answers to: OnQYB@aol.com. If you do not want your email address to appear in the blog format of this newsletter, please indicate that. http://cosnewsweekly.blogspot.com/
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